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Mt. Hope High School

Public Grades 9-12
10th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 60 Rhode Island High Schools
Better than 83% of Rhode Island high schools
Summary

Mt. Hope High School is a public high school located in Bristol, Rhode Island, serving 837 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bristol Warren District, which is ranked 17 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Mt. Hope High School has consistently ranked in the top 20 high schools in Rhode Island, with a peak ranking of 6 in the 2015-2016 school year.

Mt. Hope High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 83.3% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 82.6% for the Bristol Warren district and 51.6% for the state. In SAT/Mathematics for 11th grade, Mt. Hope had 39.2% proficient or better, compared to 38.6% for the district and 23.3% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10 in the state for female students, male students, white students, and special education students. Notably, the school ranks 4th out of 32 Rhode Island high schools for special education students, with a 5-star rating in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby high schools, Barrington High School, ranked 1st in the state, and Portsmouth High School, ranked 6th, are the only schools that outperform Mt. Hope on key metrics like standardized test scores and graduation rates. Mt. Hope High School has consistently maintained high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 94.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average. While the school is a high-performing institution, there may be room for improvement in certain areas, such as the performance of Hispanic students, which saw a significant drop in ranking in 2022-2023.

787
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,724
Per pupil spending ?
40%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 199 Chestnut Street
       Bristol, RI  02809

(401) 254-5980

District: Bristol Warren


Feeder schools for Mt. Hope High School:

Elementary:    Colt Andrews School
    Guiteras School
    Hugh Cole School
    Rockwell School
Middle:    Kickemuit Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
83.5%
Hispanic:
7.4%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Rhode Island average (60% vs 39% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 17% of Rhode Island high schools
90% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg56%
Rhode Island avg39%
10th of 60
Rhode Island public high schools ?
Top 17%▲ up 10 pts since 2015
From top 27% (2015) to top 17% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Rhode Island High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 60Bristol Warren among Rhode Island districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202583.810 of 6083.3%★★★★☆
202480.411 of 6182.0%★★★★☆
202379.311 of 6081.7%★★★★☆
202273.514 of 5976.3%★★★★☆
202160.120 of 5966.1%★★★☆☆
201976.214 of 5976.3%★★★★☆
201871.515 of 5773.7%★★★★☆
201781.69 of 5683.9%★★★★☆
201684.86 of 5789.5%★★★★★
201562.615 of 5673.2%★★★★☆
201475.511 of 4776.6%★★★★☆
201379.011 of 4575.6%★★★★☆
201276.114 of 4568.9%★★★★☆
201175.811 of 4575.6%★★★★☆
201069.915 of 5070.0%★★★★☆
200981.99 of 4981.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202577.810 of 5882.8%★★★★☆
202476.810 of 5682.1%★★★★☆
202380.313 of 5978.0%★★★★☆
202277.513 of 5877.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202565.013 of 5275.0%★★★★☆
202465.610 of 5481.5%★★★★☆
202316.945 of 5315.1%★☆☆☆☆
202278.77 of 4985.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202581.27 of 5787.7%★★★★☆
202479.64 of 5893.1%★★★★★
202370.214 of 5875.9%★★★★☆
202264.018 of 5466.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202584.79 of 5784.2%★★★★☆
202477.910 of 5782.5%★★★★☆
202375.514 of 5675.0%★★★★☆
202269.216 of 5470.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202361.96 of 2171.4%★★★★☆
202242.112 of 2040.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202573.04 of 3287.5%★★★★★
202472.65 of 3083.3%★★★★☆
202374.84 of 3086.7%★★★★☆
202240.217 of 2941.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202576.110 of 4577.8%★★★★☆
202470.512 of 4372.1%★★★★☆
202367.213 of 4369.8%★★★★☆
202260.318 of 4257.1%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)84th percentile~ school
Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school
White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)71st percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts83%+32 vs state
Science68%
Mathematics39%+16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended Mt. Hope High School.

Mt. Hope High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colt Andrews School
Elementary : Guiteras School
Elementary : Hugh Cole School
Elementary : Rockwell School
Middle : Kickemuit Middle School

Students at Mt. Hope High School are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Mt. Hope High School ranks 10th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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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.

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