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Best Public Schools in Exeter, RI

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Schools

737

Students

Top rankedMetcalf School51^st of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Exeter, Rhode Island is home to two strong-performing elementary schools: Metcalf School and Wawaloam School, both part of the highly-ranked Exeter-West Greenwich school district. Metcalf School consistently ranks among the top 50 elementary schools in Rhode Island, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates in RICAS English Language Arts and Mathematics that are above the district and state averages. While Wawaloam School does not have historical ranking data available, it appears to be a strong-performing school within the district, with a slightly higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to Metcalf School.

The data reveals some interesting differences between the two schools. Metcalf School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 11.99%, while Wawaloam School has a slightly higher percentage at 15.27%. Additionally, Wawaloam School has a higher spending per student of $22,011, compared to $15,118 at Metcalf School. This higher resource allocation may be due to Wawaloam School's lower student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, compared to 13:1 at Metcalf School.

Overall, both Metcalf School and Wawaloam School appear to be strong-performing elementary schools within the Exeter-West Greenwich school district, providing quality education to the students of Exeter, Rhode Island.

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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 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wawaloam School	Public	K-1	100 Victory Highway	Exeter	02822	Washington County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 295-8808	215	17	12.6	19.5%	178 (82.8%)	3 (1.4%)	17 (7.9%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)												$20,032	$434	$19,598
Metcalf School	Public	2-6	30 Nooseneck Hill Road	Exeter	02822	Washington County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 397-3375	522	41	12.7	25.1%	454 (87.0%)	6 (1.1%)	34 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	69.5	51^st of 166 public elementary schools	69.3%		79	35^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.9%	16	39.4	44.7	40.0	40.9	52.8	44.5	52.4	39.6	39.1	47.7	44.6	$15,952	$1,202	$14,750

Cities Near Exeter

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Greenwich	3.65 mi	4	24^th
Wyoming	4.21 mi	1	21^st
Hope Valley	5.47 mi	1	22^nd
West Kingston	6.64 mi	1	20^th
Kingston	7.12 mi	1	12^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.

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