Summary:
Little Compton has one listed school, Wilbur and McMahon Schools, serving prekindergarten through 8th grade and enrolling 216 students. Its 2025–26 all-grade proficiency rates are well above Rhode Island’s in every reported subject: 72.3% in English language arts (ELA) versus 33.1% statewide, 67.7% in math versus 31.9%, and 82.0% in science versus 31.1%. The school’s clearest strength is science, where its result exceeds the state rate by 50.9 percentage points.
There is no local school-to-school comparison because this is the only school in the list, but it stands out statewide: SchoolDigger ranks it 3rd of 163 Rhode Island schools for 2025–26, after ranking it 1st the prior year. Results also vary by grade, especially in math. Third-grade math is highest at 85.7%, while sixth-grade math is lowest at 50.0%; even that lower result is 20.9 points above the state’s sixth-grade rate. Fifth-grade math is also a relative low point at 58.6%, compared with 81.0% in eighth grade. ELA is steadier, ranging from 69.6% in seventh grade to 78.6% in third. Science is strong in both tested grades: 82.8% in fifth and 81.0% in eighth.
Recent results show a mixed picture rather than a uniform rise: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA fell 4.7 points and math fell 5.0, while science rose 10.0 points. The unweighted average across the three subjects was nearly unchanged, moving from 73.9% to 74.0%; meanwhile, SchoolDigger’s rank remained in the statewide top three across the three listed years. Reported context includes a 7.4 student–teacher ratio and a 2024–25 free or reduced-price lunch rate of 18.06%; these figures describe the school but do not explain its results. Because the list has only one school, there is no local school-to-school comparison.
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