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Best Public Schools in Riverside, RI

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Schools

1,103

Students

Top rankedWaddington School77^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Riverside, Rhode Island is home to three schools - two elementary schools and one middle school. The schools in this area serve students from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses, providing a range of educational experiences and outcomes.

Among the standout schools in Riverside is Waddington School, which consistently outperforms the East Providence district and the state of Rhode Island in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Waddington School had 33.5% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.3% for the district, and 38.3% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 32.1% for the district.

While not as strong as Waddington School, Riverside Middle School still stands out in certain areas, such as having a higher 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 29.2% compared to the district's 27.5% and the state's 34.8%. Additionally, Riverside Middle School's 8th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 25.3% is higher than the district's 19.9% and the state's 26.4%.

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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 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waddington School	Public	K-5	101 Legion Way	Riverside	02915	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 433-6235	554	32	17.3	47.8%	391 (70.6%)	33 (6.0%)	65 (11.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	49.4	77^th of 166 public elementary schools	53.6%		53.7	66^th of 166 public elementary schools	60.2%	11	28.7	35.4	42.5	23.0				33.5	29.2	50.6	36.8				38.3	$15,224	$1,270	$13,953
Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	179 Forbes Street	Riverside	02915	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 433-6230	549	50	10.9	57.9%	336 (61.2%)	51 (9.3%)	90 (16.4%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	30.6	41^st of 66 public middle schools	37.9%		31	40^th of 64 public middle schools	37.5%	1	22.2				20.0	17.9	29.2	22.4				24.0	18.8	25.3	22.7	$20,902	$876	$20,026

Cities Near Riverside

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cranston	0.61 mi	27	40^th
Providence	0.81 mi	59	46^th
East Providence	2.15 mi	9	36^th
Warwick	2.42 mi	19	37^th
Johnston	3.82 mi	8	44^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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