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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Rhode Island

Across Rhode Island, 168 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Wilbur and McMahon Schools leads the list at 7.5:1, against a median of 13.4:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

168

Rhode Island

Best Students/teacher

7.5:1

Median Students/teacher

13.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Little Compton, RI	Little Compton	Elementary	216	7.5:1
2	Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset	North Kingstown, RI	North Kingstown	Elementary	212	8.8:1
3	Lippitt School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	223	9.3:1
4	Springbrook Elementary School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Elementary	243	9.3:1
5	State Street School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Elementary	212	9.6:1
6	Dunn's Corners School	Westerly, RI	Westerly	Elementary	264	10.2:1
7	Old County Road School	Smithfield, RI	Smithfield	Elementary	228	10.4:1
8	Jamestown School-Melrose	Jamestown, RI	Jamestown	Elementary	207	10.9:1
9	Claiborne Pell Elementary	Newport, RI	Newport	Elementary	657	10.9:1
10	Thornton School	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Elementary	340	11.0:1
11	Wakefield Hills El. School	West Warwick, RI	West Warwick	Elementary	373	11.0:1
12	Narragansett Elementary	Narragansett, RI	Narragansett	Elementary	331	11.0:1
13	Austin T. Levy School	Harrisville, RI	Burrillville	Elementary	254	11.0:1
14	Sarah Dyer Barnes School	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Elementary	266	11.1:1
15	Pleasant View School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	433	11.1:1
16	Times2 Elementary School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	322	11.1:1
17	Early Childhood Center	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Elementary	201	11.2:1
18	Matunuck School	Wakefield, RI	South Kingstown	Elementary	246	11.2:1
19	Ella Risk School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	414	11.2:1
20	Oakland Beach School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	326	11.2:1
21	Curvin-McCabe School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	353	11.4:1
22	The Compass School	Kingston, RI	The Compass School	Elementary	217	11.4:1
23	The Hope Academy	Providence, RI	The Hope Academy	Elementary	320	11.4:1
24	Agnes E. Little School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	320	11.4:1
25	Peace Dale School	Peace Dale, RI	South Kingstown	Elementary	412	11.4:1
26	Capt. Isaac Paine El. School	Foster, RI	Foster	Elementary	241	11.5:1
27	Gladstone Street School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Elementary	402	11.5:1
28	Cedar Hill School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	299	11.5:1
29	Agnes B. Hennessey School	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Elementary	242	11.5:1
30	Norwood School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	265	11.5:1
31	Stone Hill School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Elementary	234	11.7:1
32	Blackstone Valley Prep	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Elementary	422	11.7:1
33	Francis J. Varieur School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	270	11.7:1
34	Park School	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	225	11.8:1
35	Elizabeth Baldwin School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	320	11.8:1
36	Winsor Hill School	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Elementary	380	11.9:1
37	Brown Avenue School	Johnston, RI	Johnston	Elementary	251	11.9:1
38	Emma G. Whiteknact School	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Elementary	216	12.0:1
39	B.F. Norton Elementary School	Cumberland, RI	Cumberland	Elementary	374	12.1:1
40	Raices Dual Language Academy	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	206	12.1:1
41	Melville School	Portsmouth, RI	Portsmouth	Elementary	316	12.2:1
42	Forest Avenue School	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	304	12.2:1
43	Warwick Early Learning Center	Warwick, RI	Warwick	Elementary	207	12.2:1
44	Centredale School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	Elementary	221	12.3:1
45	Gaudet Learning Academy	Middletown, RI	Middletown	Elementary	259	12.3:1
46	James R. D. Oldham School	Riverside, RI	East Providence	Elementary	210	12.3:1
47	The Learning Community	Central Falls, RI	Learning Community	Elementary	569	12.4:1
48	Kingston Hill Academy	Saunderstown, RI	Kingston Hill Academy	Elementary	260	12.4:1
49	Fallon Memorial School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	520	12.4:1
50	Silver Spring School	East Providence, RI	East Providence	Elementary	223	12.4:1

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