Best Cities in Rhode Island for Schools

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Rank (of 50)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
1^st	Ashaway	1	0	0	0	0	0.976	1
2^nd	Jamestown	1	1	0	0	0	0.951	3	1
3^rd	Little Compton	1	0	0	0	1	0.939	7	4
4^th	East Greenwich	4	1	1	0	8	0.935	2	2
5^th	Barrington	4	1	1	0	5	0.932	5
6^th	Chepachet	1	0	0	0	1	0.91	13	7
7^th	Rumford	1	0	0	0	2	0.892	6	1
8^th	Portsmouth	2	1	1	0	5	0.89	11	3
9^th	Wyoming	1	0	0	0	0	0.886	4	5
10^th	North Smithfield	1	1	1	0	0	0.882	9	1
11^th	Narragansett	1	1	1	0	3	0.877	12	1
12^th	Saunderstown	1	0	0	0	0	0.867	10	2
13^th	Kingston	1	0	0	0	0	0.865	14	1
14^th	North Kingstown	5	2	1	0	2	0.837	15	1
15^th	Wakefield	1	1	1	0	2	0.824	17	2
16^th	Bristol	3	0	1	0	1	0.798	16
17^th	West Kingston	1	0	0	0	1	0.795	29	12
18^th	Exeter	2	0	0	0	1	0.789	22	4
19^th	Tiverton	3	1	1	0	0	0.781	20	1
20^th	West Greenwich	0	1	2	0	1	0.769	26	6
21^st	Clayville	1	0	0	0	0	0.765	18	3
22^nd	North Scituate	2	2	2	0	0	0.76	19	3
23^rd	Lincoln	3	2	2	0	1	0.742	23
24^th	Smithfield	3	1	1	0	2	0.737	24
25^th	Charlestown	1	0	0	0	0	0.729	8	17
26^th	Peace Dale	1	0	0	0	0	0.693	27	1
27^th	Hope Valley	1	0	0	0	0	0.669	25	2
28^th	Coventry	5	1	2	0	3	0.66	31	3
29^th	Manville	1	0	0	0	0	0.639	32	3
30^th	Wood River Junction	0	1	2	1	0	0.632	21	9
31^st	Middletown	3	1	1	0	2	0.629	35	4
32^nd	Westerly	3	1	1	0	1	0.624	30	2
33^rd	Cumberland	8	2	2	0	1	0.61	28	5
34^th	Pascoag	1	0	0	0	1	0.578	33	1
35^th	Warwick	13	2	3	0	10	0.512	37	2
36^th	Hope	1	0	0	0	0	0.512	34	2
37^th	East Providence	5	1	2	0	4	0.506	40	3
38^th	Riverside	1	1	0	0	1	0.489	44	6
39^th	Harrisville	2	1	1	0	0	0.46	42	3
40^th	Warren	1	1	1	0	1	0.451	36	4
41^st	North Providence	5	3	1	0	1	0.435	38	3
42^nd	Cranston	15	5	5	0	4	0.43	39	3
43^rd	Foster	1	0	0	0	0	0.428	41	2
44^th	Johnston	5	1	1	0	1	0.386	43	1
45^th	Pawtucket	11	3	4	0	6	0.295	45
46^th	Newport	1	1	2	0	1	0.265	48	2
47^th	Providence	28	11	20	1	30	0.239	49	2
48^th	West Warwick	3	1	1	0	2	0.217	47	1
49^th	Central Falls	5	3	1	0	0	0.191	50	1
50^th	Woonsocket	7	3	3	0	7	0.189	46	4

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About our rankings:

* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.