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Clayville School

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Clayville School ranks 55 th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Clayville School is an elementary school located in Clayville, Rhode Island, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 141 students. The school is part of the Scituate School District, which is ranked 24 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Clayville School has a history of strong performance, ranking as high as 6th out of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year and consistently earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Clayville School consistently outperforms the Scituate district and the state of Rhode Island in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the RICAS assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Clayville School had 37.3% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.9% for the Scituate district and 36.7% for the state. In Mathematics, Clayville School had 47.8% of students proficient or better, compared to 41.3% for Scituate and 38.4% for the state. However, Clayville School's male students perform significantly better than the female students, ranking 27th out of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools for male students in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 93rd for female students.

Clayville School has relatively low rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 7.59% in 2021-2022 to 12.77% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the nearby Hope School and North Scituate School, which have higher rates of 17.82% and 18.26% in 2023-2024, respectively. Additionally, Clayville School spends more per student than the state average, with spending ranging from $18,578 to $19,388 per student over the past four school years, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. While Clayville School's performance remains strong, its statewide rank has declined from 6th in 2021-2022 to 55th in 2024-2025, which could be due to improvements at other schools or changes in the school's student population or teaching staff.

140

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,723

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 George Washington Highway
Clayville, RI 02815

(401) 647-4115

District: Scituate

Students who attend Clayville School usually attend:

Middle:	Scituate Middle School
High:	Scituate High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

55^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Scituate

24^th of 60Scituate 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	66.2	55 of 166	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	39 of 166	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	29 of 167	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.8	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	11 of 166	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	21 of 169	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	28 of 169	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	25 of 168	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	19 of 170	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	92.2	10 of 169	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	73.3	45 of 159	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	26 of 165	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	21 of 165	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	40 of 165	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	46 of 169	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	93 of 164	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	27 of 166	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	60 of 129	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%

Science46%

English Language Arts37%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)				RICAS Mathematics (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	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayville School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 George Washington Highway	Clayville	02815	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4115	140	11	12.7	22.1%	128 (91.4%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	66.2	55^th of 166 public elementary schools	66.9%		77.9	39^th of 166 public elementary schools	76.5%	16	45.5	27.3	47.8	36.4	37.3	50.0	43.5	50.0	47.8	$20,723	$372	$20,351
Capt. Isaac Paine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Foster Center Road	Foster	02825	Providence County	Foster	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 647-5200	241	21	11.4	25.3%	229 (95.0%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.3	95^th of 166 public elementary schools	42.8%		35.9	95^th of 166 public elementary schools	42.8%		34.1	28.1	21.6	29.3	26.4	37.5	32.4	29.3	32.7	$26,444	$1,609	$24,834
Washington Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Read School House Road	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-1976	594	36	16.5	25.6%	508 (85.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.6%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	85.9	23^rd of 166 public elementary schools	86.1%		92.6	11^th of 166 public elementary schools	93.4%	12	59.0	43.0	52.4	55.4	49.8	58.1	66.7	65.1	62.8	$15,809	$869	$14,940
Western Coventry School	Public	K-5	4588 Flat River Road	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-3355	298	21	14.1	31.2%	268 (89.9%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	55.4	64^th of 166 public elementary schools	61.4%		54	65^th of 166 public elementary schools	60.8%	1	40.0	25.0	42.6	36.0	34.6	45.1	38.9	34.0	39.4	$18,606	$184	$18,421
Hope School	Public	K-5	391 North Road	Hope	02831	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 821-3651	163	16	10.1	25.8%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	54^th of 166 public elementary schools	67.5%		47.6	81^st of 166 public elementary schools	51.2%	27	40.0	51.9	36.7	31.4	39.1	55.6	46.7	45.7	48.9	$21,233	$2,345	$18,888
North Scituate School	Public	K-5	46 Institute Lane	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4110	238	17	14.0	24.8%	234 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.7	57^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.7%		85.2	26^th of 166 public elementary schools	84.3%	31	48.8	46.2	32.6	29.3	35.8	43.6	45.5	53.7	47.6	$15,991	$279	$15,712
Orchard Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Scituate Avenue	Cranston	02921	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8801	444	31	14.3	16.4%	320 (72.1%)	8 (1.8%)	69 (15.5%)	16 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	77.8	35^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.9%		74.1	44^th of 166 public elementary schools	73.5%	9	47.9	51.9	47.8	40.8	47.1	65.4	40.6	50.7	52.9	$12,821	$359	$12,462
Blackrock School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 LaCasa Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-9450	322	22	14.6	55.3%	243 (75.5%)	6 (1.9%)	46 (14.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	49.6	75^th of 166 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.5	72^nd of 166 public elementary schools	56.6%	3	31.1	40.4	30.6	25.0	32.4	47.1	32.7	37.8	39.3	$19,873	$598	$19,275
Fogarty Memorial	Public	K-5	736 Snake Hill Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-6211	318	21	15.1	17.6%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	89.1	15^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.0%		85	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%	13	61.0	54.0	44.0	55.9	51.7	63.5	72.0	66.1	66.9	$18,550	$1,484	$17,065
Brown Avenue School	Public	1-5	14 Brown Avenue	Johnston	02919	Providence County	Johnston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 934-0270	251	21	11.9	43.0%	167 (66.5%)	6 (2.4%)	61 (24.3%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	50.2	73^rd of 166 public elementary schools	56.0%		53.5	67^th of 166 public elementary schools	59.6%	6	32.1	26.2	28.6	21.2	25.0	36.6	51.2	52.8	47.4	$18,071	$454	$17,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayville School

What schools do graduates of Clayville School attend?

Students who attend Clayville School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scituate Middle School
High : Scituate High School

How many students attend Clayville School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Clayville School.

Is Clayville School a good school?

Clayville School ranks 55^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Clayville School in?

Scituate

What is the racial makeup of Clayville School?

Students at Clayville School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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