Rhode Island schools ranked by test score
Latest RICAS + NGSA year (2024-25). 227 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 34.2%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilbur and McMahon Schools Little Compton · Little Compton | Elementary | 77.0% | +42.8pp |
| 2 | Barrington Middle School Barrington · Barrington | Middle | 76.1% | +41.9pp |
| 3 | Jamestown School-Melrose Jamestown · Jamestown | Elementary | 75.0% | +40.8pp |
| 4 | Hamilton School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Elementary | 73.0% | +38.8pp |
| 5 | Melville School Portsmouth · Portsmouth | Elementary | 71.6% | +37.4pp |
| 6 | Nayatt School Barrington · Barrington | Elementary | 69.8% | +35.6pp |
| 7 | Community School Cumberland · Cumberland | Elementary | 69.4% | +35.2pp |
| 8 | Jamestown School-Lawn Jamestown · Jamestown | Middle | 67.4% | +33.2pp |
| 9 | North Cumberland Middle Cumberland · Cumberland | Middle | 67.4% | +33.2pp |
| 10 | Aquidneck School Middletown · Middletown | Elementary | 67.1% | +32.9pp |
| 11 | Kingston Hill Academy Saunderstown · Kingston Hill Academy | Elementary | 66.9% | +32.7pp |
| 12 | Fort Barton School Tiverton · Tiverton | Elementary | 66.1% | +31.9pp |
| 13 | Archie R. Cole MS East Greenwich · East Greenwich | Middle | 66.0% | +31.8pp |
| 14 | James H. Eldredge School East Greenwich · East Greenwich | Elementary | 65.7% | +31.5pp |
| 15 | Lincoln Central Elem. Lincoln · Lincoln | Elementary | 65.0% | +30.8pp |
| 16 | Fishing Cove El. School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Elementary | 63.0% | +28.8pp |
| 17 | Narragansett Elementary Narragansett · Narragansett | Elementary | 62.1% | +27.9pp |
| 18 | Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr. West Greenwich · Exeter-West Greenwich | Middle | 61.8% | +27.6pp |
| 19 | Hampden Meadows School Barrington · Barrington | Elementary | 60.6% | +26.4pp |
| 20 | Ashaway Elementary School Ashaway · Chariho | Elementary | 60.0% | +25.8pp |
| 21 | North Smithfield MS North Smithfield · North Smithfield | Middle | 59.5% | +25.3pp |
| 22 | Raymond LaPerche School Smithfield · Smithfield | Elementary | 58.8% | +24.6pp |
| 23 | Primrose Hill School Barrington · Barrington | Elementary | 58.5% | +24.3pp |
| 24 | Forest Park El. School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Elementary | 58.3% | +24.1pp |
| 25 | Howard Hathaway School Portsmouth · Portsmouth | Elementary | 58.0% | +23.8pp |
| 26 | Rockwell School Bristol · Bristol Warren | Elementary | 56.9% | +22.7pp |
| 27 | Vartan Gregorian El. School Providence · Providence | Elementary | 56.8% | +22.6pp |
| 28 | Broad Rock Middle School Wakefield · South Kingstown | Middle | 55.9% | +21.7pp |
| 29 | Wickford Middle School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Middle | 55.6% | +21.4pp |
| 30 | Narragansett Pier School Narragansett · Narragansett | Middle | 55.5% | +21.3pp |
| 31 | Portsmouth Middle School Portsmouth · Portsmouth | Middle | 55.5% | +21.3pp |
| 32 | Richmond Elementary School Wyoming · Chariho | Elementary | 55.5% | +21.3pp |
| 33 | Peace Dale School Peace Dale · South Kingstown | Elementary | 55.3% | +21.1pp |
| 34 | West Glocester Elementary Chepachet · Glocester | Elementary | 54.8% | +20.6pp |
| 35 | North Smithfield Elementary North Smithfield · North Smithfield | Elementary | 54.4% | +20.2pp |
| 36 | Stony Lane El. School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Elementary | 54.3% | +20.1pp |
| 37 | Colt Andrews School Bristol · Bristol Warren | Elementary | 54.1% | +19.9pp |
| 38 | Ranger School Tiverton · Tiverton | Elementary | 54.0% | +19.8pp |
| 39 | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley · Chariho | Elementary | 53.1% | +18.9pp |
| 40 | Forest Avenue School Middletown · Middletown | Elementary | 52.7% | +18.5pp |
| 41 | Ashton School Cumberland · Cumberland | Elementary | 52.5% | +18.3pp |
| 42 | Old County Road School Smithfield · Smithfield | Elementary | 52.5% | +18.3pp |
| 43 | Myron J. Francis Elementary Rumford · East Providence | Elementary | 52.4% | +18.2pp |
| 44 | Davisville Middle School North Kingstown · North Kingstown | Middle | 52.2% | +18.0pp |
| 45 | Fogarty Memorial North Scituate · Glocester | Elementary | 51.7% | +17.5pp |
| 46 | Pleasant View Elementary Schoo Smithfield · Smithfield | Elementary | 51.6% | +17.4pp |
| 47 | Kickemuit Middle School Warren · Bristol Warren | Middle | 51.1% | +16.9pp |
| 48 | George Hanaford School East Greenwich · East Greenwich | Elementary | 50.8% | +16.6pp |
| 49 | Washington Oak School Coventry · Coventry | Elementary | 49.8% | +15.6pp |
| 50 | Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate · Foster-Glocester | Middle | 49.5% | +15.3pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the RICAS + NGSA % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations threshold on the latest available RICAS + NGSA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Rhode Island, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.