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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island schools in decline

Rhode Island public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-52%
Elizabeth Baldwin School
Range
-52% to -18%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 RI PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Elizabeth Baldwin SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket670320-52.2%
Guiteras SchoolBRISTOLBristol Warren249123-50.6%
Narragansett Pier SchoolNARRAGANSETTNarragansett432263-39.1%
Fort Barton SchoolTIVERTONTiverton215133-38.1%
Gaudet Middle SchoolMIDDLETOWNMiddletown694431-37.9%
George J. West El. SchoolPROVIDENCEProvidence782502-35.8%
Scott SchoolWARWICKWarwick289189-34.6%
Dr. Jorge Alvarez HSPROVIDENCEProvidence662447-32.5%
State Street SchoolWESTERLYWesterly313212-32.3%
Calcutt Middle SchoolCENTRAL FALLSCentral Falls684476-30.4%
Francis J. Varieur SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket379270-28.8%
Cunningham SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket491355-27.7%
Esek Hopkins MiddlePROVIDENCEProvidence544398-26.8%
Claiborne Pell ElementaryNEWPORTNewport898657-26.8%
Emma G. Whiteknact SchoolEAST PROVIDENCEEast Providence295216-26.8%
Narragansett ElementaryNARRAGANSETTNarragansett452331-26.8%
Westerly Middle SchoolWESTERLYWesterly870639-26.6%
South Kingstown HighWAKEFIELDSouth Kingstown936688-26.5%
Springbrook Elementary SchoolWESTERLYWesterly327243-25.7%
Samuel Slater Middle SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket780590-24.4%
Centredale SchoolNORTH PROVIDENCENorth Providence289221-23.5%
Harry Kizirian ElementaryPROVIDENCEProvidence567434-23.5%
Jamestown School-MelroseJAMESTOWNJamestown269207-23.0%
Gladstone Street SchoolCRANSTONCranston521402-22.8%
Ponaganset Middle SchoolNORTH SCITUATEFoster-Glocester509396-22.2%
Hope High SchoolPROVIDENCEProvidence995775-22.1%
Tiogue SchoolCOVENTRYCoventry420328-21.9%
Curvin-McCabe SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket452353-21.9%
Steere Farm Elementary SchoolPASCOAGBurrillville339268-20.9%
Suzanne M. Henseler QuidnessetNORTH KINGSTOWNNorth Kingstown268212-20.9%
Pilgrim High SchoolWARWICKWarwick1,4331,137-20.7%
Scituate Middle SchoolNORTH SCITUATEScituate326260-20.2%
Veazie Street SchoolPROVIDENCEProvidence549440-19.9%
Pocasset SchoolTIVERTONTiverton262210-19.8%
Stadium SchoolCRANSTONCranston283227-19.8%
Agnes E. Little SchoolPAWTUCKETPawtucket397320-19.4%
Martin Luther King El. SchoolPROVIDENCEProvidence533430-19.3%
Edward Martin MiddleEAST PROVIDENCEEast Providence699564-19.3%
Veterans Memorial ElementaryCENTRAL FALLSCentral Falls502406-19.1%
Coventry High SchoolCOVENTRYCoventry1,4841,201-19.1%
Dunn's Corners SchoolWESTERLYWesterly326264-19.0%
Woonsocket Middle at HamletWOONSOCKETWoonsocket663537-19.0%
Nathanael Greene MiddlePROVIDENCEProvidence1,006815-19.0%
Cedar Hill SchoolWARWICKWarwick369299-19.0%
Westerly High SchoolWESTERLYWesterly798650-18.5%
George J. Peters SchoolCRANSTONCranston299244-18.4%
Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolFOSTERFoster295241-18.3%
Hugh Cole SchoolWARRENBristol Warren631517-18.1%
Lippitt SchoolWARWICKWarwick271223-17.7%
Western Coventry SchoolCOVENTRYCoventry362298-17.7%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-ri.csv

How this list was built

Every Rhode Island public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Rhode Island schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Rhode Island schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/rhode-island
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