The top ranked public schools in Rhode Island are listed below (2023-24).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Rhode Island is 21%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 35%.
The top ranked public schools in Rhode Island are East Greenwich High School, Community School and Barrington High School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are Barrington and North Kingstown.
Top Ranked Public Schools in Rhode Island (2023-24)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
East Greenwich High School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 90-94%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
300 Avenger Drive
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1574
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 398-1574
Rank: #22.
Community School
Math: 67% | Reading: 73%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 67% (Top 1%)
Reading: 73% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
15 Arnold Mills Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-5724
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-5724
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Barrington High School
Math: 65% | Reading: 84%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
220 Lincoln Avenue
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3150
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3150
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Nayatt School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
400 Nayatt Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3175
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3175
Rank: #55.
Fort Barton School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
99 Lawton Avenue
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6114
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-6114
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Jamestown School-melrose
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
76 Melrose Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7020
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7020
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Portsmouth High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
120 Education Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-2124
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-2124
Rank: #88.
Classical High School
Math: 55% | Reading: 88%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55% (Top 5%)
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 9-12
770 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 456-9145
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 456-9145
Rank: #99.
North Kingstown Sr. High School
Math: 55% | Reading: 83%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 55% (Top 5%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
150 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6236
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6236
Rank: #1010.
Sowams Elementary School
Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-3
364 Sowams Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3180
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3180
Rank: #1111.
Forest Park El. School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
50 Woodlawn Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 541-6380
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 541-6380
Rank: #1212.
Hamilton School
Math: 62% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 62% (Top 5%)
Reading: 69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
25 Salisbury Avenue
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6520
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6520
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Raymond Laperche School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
11 Limerock Road
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 231-6652
Smithfield, RI 02917
(401) 231-6652
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
Rockwell School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
1225 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 254-5930
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 254-5930
Rank: #13 - 1513. - 15.
South Kingstown High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
215 Columbia Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1000
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1000
Rank: #1616.
Kingston Hill Academy
Charter School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
850 Stony Fort Road
Saunderstown, RI 02874
(401) 783-8282
Saunderstown, RI 02874
(401) 783-8282
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Barrington Middle School
Math: 54% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
261 Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3160
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3160
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
James H. Eldredge School
Math: 54% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 3-5
101 First Avenue
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 886-3246
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 886-3246
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Narragansett High School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: 9-12
245 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9400
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9400
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Primrose Hill School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-3
60 Middle Highway
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3170
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3170
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Fishing Cove El. School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
110 Wickford Point Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6580
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6580
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Narragansett Elementary School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-4
55 Mumford Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9420
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 792-9420
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Stony Lane El. School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
825 Stony Lane
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6540
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6540
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Ashaway Elementary School
Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-4
12a Hillside Avenue
Ashaway, RI 02804
(401) 377-2211
Ashaway, RI 02804
(401) 377-2211
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Wickford Middle School
Math: 49% | Reading: 68%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 68% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
250 Tower Hill Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6470
North Kingstown, RI 02852
(401) 268-6470
Rank: #2626.
Clayville School
Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
3 George Washington Highway
Clayville, RI 02815
(401) 647-4115
Clayville, RI 02815
(401) 647-4115
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Fogarty Memorial
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-5
736 Snake Hill Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 568-6211
North Scituate, RI 02857
(401) 568-6211
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Hampden Meadows School
Math: 52% | Reading: 66%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 52% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 20%)
Grades: 4-5
297 New Meadow Road
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3166
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 247-3166
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
Jamestown School-lawn
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: 5-8
55 Lawn Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7010
Jamestown, RI 02835
(401) 423-7010
Rank: #27 - 3027. - 30.
West Glocester Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
111 Reynolds Road/rte 94
Chepachet, RI 02814
(401) 567-0350
Chepachet, RI 02814
(401) 567-0350
Rank: #3131.
Myron J. Francis Elementary School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
64 Bourne Avenue
Rumford, RI 02916
(401) 435-7829
Rumford, RI 02916
(401) 435-7829
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Aquidneck School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-3
70 Reservoir Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 847-4921
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 847-4921
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Ashton School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-5
130 Scott Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-0554
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-0554
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Matunuck School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-4
380 Matunuck Beach Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1234
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 360-1234
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Ranger School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 10%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-4
278 North Brayton Road
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-8467
Tiverton, RI 02878
(401) 624-8467
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