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Best Elementary Schools in Exeter, RI

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737

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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 elementary schools: Metcalf School and Wawaloam School. Based on the available data, Metcalf School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Rhode Island.

Metcalf School is ranked 51 out of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) tests is generally higher than the Exeter-West Greenwich district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 44.5% of Metcalf students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.8% for the district and 36.7% for the state in 3rd grade. In Mathematics, 44.6% of Metcalf students were proficient or better, compared to 44.1% for the district and 38.4% for the state in 3rd grade.

In contrast, Wawaloam School serves a younger student population (grades K-1) and does not have the same level of performance data available. However, it does have a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 15.27% in 2023-2024, compared to 11.99% at Metcalf School. Additionally, Wawaloam School has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, while Metcalf School has a ratio of 13:1. The per-student spending at Wawaloam School ($22,011 in 2022-2023) is also notably higher than Metcalf School ($15,118 in 2022-2023), though this does not appear to translate to significantly better academic performance.

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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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