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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 52 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Barrington High School leads the list at 74.4%, against a median of 30.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rhode Island

Top % Proficient (Science)

74.4%

Median % Proficient (Science)

30.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Barrington High School	Barrington, RI	Barrington	High	1,098	74.4%
2	East Greenwich High	East Greenwich, RI	East Greenwich	High	742	71.5%
3	Mt. Hope High School	Bristol, RI	Bristol Warren	High	787	68.2%
4	Portsmouth High School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	High	785	67.4%
5	North Smitfield HS	North Smithfield, RI	North Smithfield	High	532	61.6%
6	Jacqueline M. Walsh School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	High	173	60.4%
7	Classical High School	Providence, RI	Providence	High	1,116	59.6%
8	Chariho High School	Wood River Junction, RI	Chariho	High	991	58.1%
9	BEACON Charter School	Woonsocket, RI	Beacon Charter School	High	203	57.4%
10	Westerly High School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	High	650	56.1%
11	Exeter-West Greenwich Regional	West Greenwich, RI	Exeter-West Greenwich	High	452	55.0%
12	North Kingstown Sr. High	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	High	1,278	54.3%
13	The Greene School	West Greenwich, RI	The Greene School	High	189	51.1%
14	Lincoln Senior High School	Lincoln, RI	Lincoln	High	973	50.2%
15	South Kingstown High	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	High	688	47.8%
16	Tiverton High School	Tiverton, RI	Tiverton	High	430	47.3%
17	Davies Career-Tech High School	Lincoln, RI	Davies Career and Tech	High	898	45.6%
18	Cumberland High School	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	High	1,428	43.7%
19	Ponaganset High School	North Scituate, RI	Foster-Glocester	High	869	43.0%
20	Narragansett High School	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	High	372	42.4%
21	Pilgrim High School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	High	1,137	38.8%
22	Achievement First Providence H	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	High	458	36.8%
23	Scituate High School	North Scituate, RI	Scituate	High	387	36.5%
24	Coventry High School	Coventry, RI	Coventry	High	1,201	35.1%
25	Smithfield High School	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	High	729	33.1%
26	North Providence High	North Providence, RI	North Providence	High	1,085	31.4%
27	Middletown High School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	High	523	29.8%
28	Toll Gate High School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	High	1,104	29.8%
29	Cranston High School West	Cranston, RI	Cranston	High	1,653	29.0%
30	Burrillville High School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	High	634	27.3%
31	Blackstone Valley Prep High	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	High	405	22.6%
32	Rogers High School	Newport, RI	Newport	High	599	22.6%
33	West Warwick High School	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	High	1,081	22.0%
34	East Providence High	East Providence, RI	East Providence	High	1,691	20.7%
35	Times2 Middle/High School	Providence, RI	Providence	High	383	20.0%
36	Woonsocket High School	Woonsocket, RI	Woonsocket	High	1,646	19.1%
37	Paul Cuffee Upper School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	High	243	18.0%
38	Trinity Academy Performing Art	Providence, RI	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	High	234	17.3%
39	Cranston High School East	Cranston, RI	Cranston	High	1,525	17.3%
40	Hope High School	Providence, RI	Providence	High	775	14.5%
41	Johnston Senior High	Johnston, RI	Johnston	High	826	14.4%
42	RINI Middle College	Providence, RI	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	High	462	13.8%
43	Providence Career Technical	Providence, RI	Providence	High	759	13.5%
44	William E. Tolman High	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	High	995	12.6%
45	Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr	Providence, RI	MET Career and Tech	High	817	10.8%
46	Central Falls Sr High	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	High	788	9.9%
47	Charles E. Shea High School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	High	770	8.6%
48	Central High School	Providence, RI	Providence	High	1,050	6.8%
49	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Warren, RI	Highlander	High	340	6.5%
50	E-Cubed Academy	Providence, RI	Providence	High	338	6.1%

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