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North Kingstown Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 92% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

North Kingstown Senior High is a public high school serving 1,294 students in grades 9-12 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The school is part of the North Kingstown School District, which is ranked 11 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Kingstown Senior High consistently ranks among the top 5 high schools in Rhode Island, with a ranking of 5 out of 60 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 76.6% proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 50.3% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics for the class of 2025. This is significantly higher than the state averages, with North Kingstown Senior High students outperforming their peers by 25 percentage points in SAT/English Language Arts and 27 percentage points in SAT/Mathematics. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.4% to 94.1% over the past few years, which is consistently higher than the state average.

North Kingstown Senior High's performance is noteworthy across various student subgroups, including female, male, white, and multi-racial students, all of whom rank among the top 5 in the state. The school's performance for Hispanic students and students with special needs is also impressive, ranking in the top 14 and top 9 in the state, respectively. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Portsmouth High School, Toll Gate High School, and Exeter-West Greenwich Regional, North Kingstown Senior High stands out as a top-performing institution, consistently outranking its peers in academic achievement and graduation rates.

1,278

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,783

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Fairway Drive
North Kingstown, RI 02852

(401) 268-6236

District: North Kingstown

Feeder schools for North Kingstown Senior High:

Elementary:	Fishing Cove Elementary School
	Forest Park Elementary School
	Hamilton School
	Stony Lane Elementary School
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	Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset
Middle:	Davisville Middle School
	Wickford Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (62% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Rhode Island high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Rhode Island avg39%

5^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 60North Kingstown 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.8	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	14 of 45	68.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	67.4	18 of 49	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	5 of 58	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	3 of 58	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	7 of 52	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	9 of 54	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	11 of 49	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	11 of 54	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	3 of 54	94.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	38.1	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	3 of 42	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+25 vs state

Science54%

Mathematics50%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

I go here and it is a very over rated school Close Quote

by a student
Monday, December 14, 2009

I am a student at this school, and by far, we are a magnificent school. Our students are well behaved, grades are good, and students struggling in areas get the help they need. We are NK Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	NGSA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Kingstown Senior High	Public	9-12	150 Fairway Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6236	1,278	107	11.9	22.5%	1,041 (81.5%)	22 (1.7%)	96 (7.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.4%)	89.4	5^th of 60 public high schools	91.7%		90.4	4^th of 61 public high schools	93.4%	1	78.3	50.5	76.6	50.3	54.3	$18,783	$464	$18,320
East Greenwich High	Public	9-12	300 Avenger Drive	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1300	742	60	12.3	12.4%	561 (75.6%)	12 (1.6%)	59 (8.0%)	64 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	96.6	3^rd of 60 public high schools	95.0%		96.6	2^nd of 61 public high schools	96.7%	1	87.9	59.7	87.3	70.3	71.5	$19,297	$519	$18,777
South Kingstown High	Public	9-12	215 Columbia Street	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1000	688	64	10.7	25.7%	564 (82.0%)	9 (1.3%)	43 (6.3%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	82.5	11^th of 60 public high schools	81.7%		82.9	10^th of 61 public high schools	83.6%	1	75.3	39.7	79.0	42.7	47.8	$21,134	$580	$20,554
Narragansett High School	Public	9-12	245 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9400	372	43	8.6	23.9%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	86.8	7^th of 60 public high schools	88.3%		84.7	8^th of 61 public high schools	86.9%	1	73.9	53.4	82.6	52.2	42.4	$29,540	$1,350	$28,190
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	130 Valley Road	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 846-7250	523	49	10.6	33.3%	347 (66.3%)	27 (5.2%)	76 (14.5%)	23 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)	58.2	24^th of 60 public high schools	60.0%		64.6	18^th of 61 public high schools	70.5%	6	66.4	23.0	66.7	30.2	29.8	$20,023	$1,530	$18,493
Rogers High School	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Road	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-6235	599	58	10.3	69.3%	212 (35.4%)	54 (9.0%)	231 (38.6%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.7%)	26.4	36^th of 60 public high schools	40.0%		33.3	34^th of 61 public high schools	44.3%	2	39.7	7.8	45.0	10.4	22.6	$27,911	$1,905	$26,005
Newport Area Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Rd	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-2100	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Warwick Career and Technical Center	Public	10-12	575 Centerville Road-Bldg. 5	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3150	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Toll Gate High School	Public	9-12	575 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3300	1,104	92	12.0	45.9%	827 (74.9%)	35 (3.2%)	150 (13.6%)	41 (3.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.9%)	38.8	32^nd of 60 public high schools	46.7%		44.1	31^st of 61 public high schools	49.2%	1	52.0	14.3	49.8	15.0	29.8	$23,453	$1,003	$22,450
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional	Public	9-12	930 Nooseneck Hill Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-6893	452	39	11.5	23.2%	392 (86.7%)	11 (2.4%)	31 (6.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	79.7	12^th of 60 public high schools	80.0%		69.1	15^th of 61 public high schools	75.4%	3	73.4	45.0	75.5	28.4	55.0	$22,614	$658	$21,955

Frequently Asked Questions about North Kingstown Senior High

What district is North Kingstown Senior High in?

North Kingstown

What schools feed into North Kingstown Senior High?

North Kingstown Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fishing Cove Elementary School
Elementary : Forest Park Elementary School
Elementary : Hamilton School
Elementary : Stony Lane Elementary School
Elementary : Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset
Middle : Davisville Middle School
Middle : Wickford Middle School

Is North Kingstown Senior High a good school?

Yes. North Kingstown Senior High ranks in the top 8.3% of Rhode Island high schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Kingstown Senior High?

Students at North Kingstown Senior High are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend North Kingstown Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,278 students attended North Kingstown Senior High.

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