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Best Public Schools in Bristol, RI

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At a glance

Schools

1,354

Students

Top rankedMt. Hope High School9^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools

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Biggest riser

Colt Andrews School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Bristol, Rhode Island, has three schools in the supplied data: Colt Andrews School and Rockwell School, serving kindergarten through grade 5, and Mt. Hope High School, serving grades 9–12, in the Bristol Warren district. The two elementary schools have different strengths, while Mt. Hope’s high-school results are strong compared with state averages. The clearest overall finding is that all three schools exceed state proficiency averages on their latest reported tests.

Colt Andrews stands out in elementary ELA and math, with 58.1% proficient in ELA and 53.8% in math, compared with 50.7% and 49.3% at Rockwell. Rockwell is the elementary science leader at 61.5%, 14.6 percentage points above Colt Andrews; it is also 30.4 points above the state in science. Mt. Hope has no other high school in this group for a direct local comparison, but its reported results exceed state averages by 13.9 to 29.9 points. SchoolDigger gives all three schools four stars.

Recent patterns are mixed rather than pointing to one school improving across the board. From 2023–24 to 2025–26, SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 70 to 86 for Colt Andrews, while Rockwell fell from 92 to 82; Mt. Hope edged up from 82 to 84. Colt Andrews improved in all three elementary subjects over the reported years, while Rockwell declined in ELA and math but gained in science. Rockwell has a higher student-teacher ratio than Colt Andrews (17.3 versus 13.9) and a lower free/reduced-lunch rate (17.69% versus 48.21%), but neither measure corresponds to a lead across every subject. These figures offer context, not an explanation for results, and the supplied data cannot establish why scores changed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)				RICAS Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 5th Grade	NGSA Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt. Hope High School	Public	9-12	199 Chestnut Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5980	787	63	12.4	40.0%	657 (83.5%)	14 (1.8%)	58 (7.4%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	84.9	9^th of 58 public high schools	84.5%		83.8	10^th of 60 public high schools	83.3%	1	78.4	45.7	77.7	37.4		60.0	60.0											$19,596	$568	$19,028
Rockwell School	Public	K-5	1225 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5930	260	15	17.3	17.7%	229 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	80	30^th of 163 public elementary schools	81.6%		87.4	19^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.6%	11					61.5		61.5	56.3	44.7	51.3	50.7	62.5	36.2	48.7	49.3	≥ 95%		$14,261	$511	$13,750
Colt Andrews School	Public	K-5	570-574 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 254-5987	307	22	13.9	48.2%	248 (80.8%)	3 (1.0%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	84.9	23^rd of 163 public elementary schools	85.9%		77	38^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.1%	15					46.9		46.9	65.4	54.5	53.1	58.1	68.8	42.9	48.4	53.8	≥ 95%		$18,540	$1,385	$17,155

Cities Near Bristol

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Warren	2.69 mi	3	38^th
Barrington	3.46 mi	6	4^th
Tiverton	4.57 mi	4	25^th
Portsmouth	5.07 mi	4	7^th
Warwick	5.53 mi	19	35^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.