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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 226 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Wilbur and McMahon Schools leads the list at 77.0%, against a median of 32.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

226

Rhode Island

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

32.5%

BEST IN READING · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Little Compton, RI	Little Compton	Elementary	216	77.0%
2	Barrington Middle School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Middle	763	76.1%
3	Jamestown School-Melrose	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Elementary	207	75.0%
4	Hamilton School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Elementary	447	73.0%
5	Melville School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Elementary	316	71.6%
6	Nayatt School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Elementary	356	69.8%
7	Community School	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Elementary	545	69.4%
8	North Cumberland Middle	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Middle	643	67.4%
9	Jamestown School-Lawn	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Middle	189	67.4%
10	Aquidneck School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	302	67.1%
11	Kingston Hill Academy	Saunderstown, RI	Kingston Hill Academy	Elementary	260	66.9%
12	Fort Barton School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Elementary	133	66.1%
13	Archie R. Cole MS	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Middle	597	66.0%
14	James H. Eldredge School	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Elementary	307	65.7%
15	Lincoln Central Elem.	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	Elementary	416	65.0%
16	Fishing Cove El. School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Elementary	346	63.0%
17	Narragansett Elementary	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Elementary	331	62.1%
18	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	Middle	256	61.8%
19	Hampden Meadows School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Elementary	471	60.6%
20	Ashaway Elementary School	Ashaway, RI	Chariho	Elementary	212	60.0%
21	North Smithfield MS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Middle	502	59.5%
22	Raymond LaPerche School	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Elementary	337	58.8%
23	Primrose Hill School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	Elementary	329	58.5%
24	Forest Park El. School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Elementary	264	58.3%
25	Howard Hathaway School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Elementary	409	58.0%
26	Rockwell School	Bristol, RI	Bristol Warren	Elementary	260	56.9%
27	Vartan Gregorian El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	311	56.8%
28	Broad Rock Middle School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Middle	554	55.9%
29	Wickford Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	339	55.6%
30	Richmond Elementary School	Wyoming, RI	Chariho	Elementary	371	55.5%
31	Narragansett Pier School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Middle	263	55.5%
32	Portsmouth Middle School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Middle	604	55.5%
33	Peace Dale School	Peace Dale, RI	South Kingstown	Elementary	412	55.3%
34	West Glocester Elementary	Chepachet, RI	Glocester	Elementary	243	54.8%
35	North Smithfield Elementary	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	Elementary	583	54.4%
36	Stony Lane El. School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Elementary	385	54.3%
37	Colt Andrews School	Bristol, RI	Bristol Warren	Elementary	307	54.1%
38	Ranger School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	Elementary	212	54.0%
39	Hope Valley Elementary School	Hope Valley, RI	Chariho	Elementary	226	53.1%
40	Forest Avenue School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	304	52.7%
41	Ashton School	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Elementary	429	52.5%
42	Old County Road School	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Elementary	228	52.5%
43	Myron J. Francis Elementary	Rumford, RI	East Providence	Elementary	391	52.4%
44	Davisville Middle School	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Middle	477	52.2%
45	Fogarty Memorial	North Scituate, RI	Glocester	Elementary	318	51.7%
46	Pleasant View Elementary Schoo	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Elementary	552	51.6%
47	Kickemuit Middle School	Warren, RI	Bristol Warren	Middle	633	51.1%
48	George Hanaford School	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	Elementary	276	50.8%
49	Washington Oak School	Coventry, RI	Coventry	Elementary	594	49.8%
50	Ponaganset Middle School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	Middle	396	49.5%

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