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Best Public Schools in Bristol County, RI

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At a glance

Schools

6,111

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSowams Elementary School2^nd of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sowams Elementary School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Barrington Middle School 12.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 8th 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barrington High School	Public	9-12	220 Lincoln Avenue	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3150	1,098	87	12.6	12.7%	838 (76.3%)	18 (1.6%)	72 (6.6%)	100 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.3%)	96.8	1^st of 58 public high schools	98.3%		97.4	1^st of 60 public high schools	98.3%		88.1	70.5	85.8	65.7			65.7	65.7																	$18,380	$270	$18,110
Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Middle Highway	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3160	763	62	12.3	11.9%	588 (77.1%)	15 (2.0%)	60 (7.9%)	55 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	95.5	5^th of 68 public middle schools	92.6%		97.2	2^nd of 66 public middle schools	97.0%	3						64.0		64.0				67.3	78.3	70.9	72.3				47.1	64.7	64.1	59.1			$18,218	$430	$17,788
Hampden Meadows School	Public	4-5	297 New Meadow Road	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3166	471	30	15.7	12.7%	365 (77.5%)	8 (1.7%)	24 (5.1%)	38 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)					62.4			62.4		52.0	62.4				57.3		46.0	58.9				52.5			$15,483	$112	$15,371
Nayatt School	Public	K-3	400 Nayatt Road	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3175	356	25	14.2	6.5%	265 (74.4%)	4 (1.1%)	29 (8.1%)	24 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	91.3	15^th of 163 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.4	10^th of 166 public elementary schools	94.0%	5									72.5						72.5	59.1						59.1	≥ 95%		$16,919	$355	$16,564
Sowams Elementary School	Public	K-3	364 Sowams Road	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3180	250	19	13.1	8.8%	187 (74.8%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.6%)	24 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	97.6	2^nd of 163 public elementary schools	98.8%		79.2	32^nd of 166 public elementary schools	80.7%	30									79.4						79.4	74.2						74.2	94.5%		$19,094	$168	$18,926
Primrose Hill School	Public	PK, KG-3	60 Middle Highway	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3170	329	25	13.1	16.4%	235 (71.4%)	7 (2.1%)	31 (9.4%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	94.6	10^th of 163 public elementary schools	93.9%		76.6	40^th of 166 public elementary schools	75.9%	30									82.4						82.4	63.2						63.2	≥ 95%		$24,761	$970	$23,791
Highlander Secondary Charter S	Public, Charter	7-12	360 Market Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3585	340	22	15.4	87.4%	52 (15.3%)	86 (25.3%)	178 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	19.1	42^nd of 58 public high schools	27.6%		18.5	45^th of 60 public high schools	25.0%	3	25.7	348.0	34.2	10.5		7.8	12.8	10.0					11.1	7.8	9.4					13.3	13.7	13.5
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
Hugh Cole School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Asylum Road	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 245-1460	517	39	13.2	45.6%	399 (77.2%)	11 (2.1%)	55 (10.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	67.2	50^th of 163 public elementary schools	69.3%		67.6	53^rd of 166 public elementary schools	68.1%	3					48.3			48.3	36.6	50.0	48.3				44.3	36.6	38.2	50.0				41.0	≥ 95%		$18,364	$1,877	$16,487
Kickemuit Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Child Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 245-2010	633	51	12.4	39.2%	524 (82.8%)	11 (1.7%)	46 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	75	17^th of 68 public middle schools	75.0%		76	16^th of 66 public middle schools	75.8%	1						53.6		53.6				53.0	37.7	46.1	45.6				38.5	41.2	41.3	40.3			$18,451	$927	$17,524
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

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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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