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Best Rhode Island public schools
Eight rankings of Rhode Island's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.
Rhode Island schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios
Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilbur and McMahon Schools | Little Compton | 7.5:1 |
| 2 | Aventure Academy | Providence | 8.1:1 |
| 3 | Narragansett High School | Narragansett | 8.7:1 |
| 4 | Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset | North Kingstown | 8.8:1 |
| 5 | Lippitt School | Warwick | 9.3:1 |
| 6 | Paul Cuffee Upper School | Providence | 9.3:1 |
| 7 | Springbrook Elementary School | Westerly | 9.3:1 |
| 8 | Trinity Academy Performing Art | Providence | 9.4:1 |
| 9 | Westerly High School | Westerly | 9.6:1 |
| 10 | State Street School | Westerly | 9.6:1 |
| 11 | Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova | Woonsocket | 9.7:1 |
| 12 | Tiverton High School | Tiverton | 10.0:1 |
| 13 | Dunn's Corners School | Westerly | 10.2:1 |
| 14 | Rogers High School | Newport | 10.3:1 |
| 15 | Johnston Senior High | Johnston | 10.3:1 |
Fastest-growing Rhode Island public schools, 2017-2024
Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.| # | School | City | Enrollment Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden City School | Cranston | +81% |
| 2 | RINI Middle College | Providence | +75% |
| 3 | James L. McGuire School | North Providence | +75% |
| 4 | Ashton School | Cumberland | +54% |
| 5 | Segue Inst for Learning | Central Falls | +51% |
| 6 | Frank D. Spaziano Elem School | Providence | +43% |
| 7 | Raymond LaPerche School | Smithfield | +39% |
| 8 | Stephen Olney School | North Providence | +38% |
| 9 | W B Cooley & Acad Internationa | Providence | +37% |
| 10 | Henry J. Winters School | Pawtucket | +34% |
| 11 | Edgewood Highland | Cranston | +33% |
| 12 | Hamilton School | North Kingstown | +31% |
| 13 | Blackstone Valley Prep High | Cumberland | +28% |
| 14 | Winman Middle School | Warwick | +27% |
| 15 | Achievement First Iluminar | Cranston | +27% |
Most racially diverse Rhode Island public schools
Schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. The largest single racial group's share of enrollment, lowest first.| # | School | City | Max group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyman B. Goff Middle School | Pawtucket | 36.7% White (234) |
| 2 | Charles E. Shea High School | Pawtucket | 37.3% Black (287) |
| 3 | William E. Tolman High | Pawtucket | 37.6% Hispanic (374) |
| 4 | Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet | Woonsocket | 38.0% White (204) |
| 5 | Joseph Jenks Middle School | Pawtucket | 38.0% Hispanic (265) |
| 6 | Rogers High School | Newport | 38.6% Hispanic (231) |
| 7 | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy | Woonsocket | 39.1% White (224) |
| 8 | Park View Middle School | Cranston | 39.4% Hispanic (280) |
| 9 | Nathanael Greene School | Pawtucket | 40.0% Hispanic (159) |
| 10 | Woonsocket High School | Woonsocket | 40.5% White (667) |
| 11 | Calcutt Middle School | Central Falls | 41.6% Hispanic (198) |
| 12 | Samuel Slater Middle School | Pawtucket | 41.9% Black (247) |
| 13 | Eden Park School | Cranston | 42.0% Hispanic (102) |
| 14 | Greystone School | North Providence | 42.2% White (128) |
| 15 | George J. Peters School | Cranston | 42.6% White (104) |
Largest Rhode Island public schools
Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.| # | School | City | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Providence High | East Providence | 1,691 |
| 2 | Cranston High School West | Cranston | 1,653 |
| 3 | Woonsocket High School | Woonsocket | 1,646 |
| 4 | Cranston High School East | Cranston | 1,525 |
| 5 | Cumberland High School | Cumberland | 1,428 |
| 6 | North Kingstown Sr. High | North Kingstown | 1,278 |
| 7 | Coventry High School | Coventry | 1,201 |
| 8 | Pilgrim High School | Warwick | 1,137 |
| 9 | Classical High School | Providence | 1,116 |
| 10 | Toll Gate High School | Warwick | 1,104 |
| 11 | Barrington High School | Barrington | 1,098 |
| 12 | North Providence High | North Providence | 1,085 |
| 13 | West Warwick High School | West Warwick | 1,081 |
| 14 | Warwick Veterans Middle School | Warwick | 1,059 |
| 15 | Central High School | Providence | 1,050 |
About these rankings
These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.
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