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Best Public Schools in Newport County, RI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

7,651

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWilbur and McMahon Schools1^st of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Aquidneck School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wilbur and McMahon Schools 7.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jamestown School-Lawn	Public	5-8	55 Lawn Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 423-7010	189	21	9.0	11.6%	176 (93.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	95.7	4^th of 66 public middle schools	93.9%		93.8	4^th of 64 public middle schools	93.8%						60.0			72.5	62.0	65.4	71.1	67.4			47.5	56.0	75.0	80.0	65.2	$23,945	$716	$23,229
Jamestown School-Melrose	Public	PK, KG-4	76 Melrose Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 423-7020	207	19	10.8	9.7%	187 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	97.5	3^rd of 166 public elementary schools	98.2%		94.5	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%	3						78.7	70.7					75.0	70.2	80.5					75.0	$22,401	$1,927	$20,475
Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	28 Commons	Little Compton	02837	Newport County	Little Compton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 592-0363	216	29	7.4	18.1%	194 (89.8%)	11 (5.1%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98.5	1^st of 166 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	2^nd of 166 public elementary schools	98.8%	1					72.0	73.7	74.1	82.6	77.3	71.4	81.5	77.0	68.4	81.5	82.6	68.2	76.2	59.3	72.7	$29,105	$937	$28,168
Aquidneck School	Public	PK, KG-3	70 Reservoir Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-4921	302	24	12.5	28.1%	193 (63.9%)	15 (5.0%)	58 (19.2%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	93.5	9^th of 166 public elementary schools	94.6%		56.2	61^st of 166 public elementary schools	63.3%	52						67.1							67.6							$18,864	$699	$18,165
Gaudet Middle School	Public	6-8	1113 Aquidneck Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	431	39	11.0	39.9%	262 (60.8%)	25 (5.8%)	80 (18.6%)	18 (4.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	61.3	26^th of 66 public middle schools	60.6%		64.9	21^st of 64 public middle schools	67.2%	5					42.0				38.2	38.3	43.6	40.2				29.5	35.0	36.0	33.6	$18,697	$803	$17,893
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	130 Valley Road	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 846-7250	523	49	10.6	33.3%	347 (66.3%)	27 (5.2%)	76 (14.5%)	23 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)	58.2	24^th of 60 public high schools	60.0%		64.6	18^th of 61 public high schools	70.5%	6	66.4	23.0	66.7	30.2	29.8															$20,023	$1,530	$18,493
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-3	315 Forest Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 849-9434	304	25	12.1	35.9%	167 (54.9%)	26 (8.6%)	75 (24.7%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	71.1	48^th of 166 public elementary schools	71.1%		47.4	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%	34						52.7							46.2							$17,809	$1,360	$16,449
Gaudet Learning Academy	Public	4-5	1113 Aquidneck Ave.	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	259	21	12.3	40.5%	153 (59.1%)	11 (4.2%)	59 (22.8%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.0%)								(n/a)					42.0		49.6	46.2				47.8		31.9	29.4				30.6	$16,178	$885	$15,293
Frank E. Thompson Middle	Public	5-8	55 Broadway	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-1493	499	48	10.3	77.8%	141 (28.3%)	51 (10.2%)	223 (44.7%)	7 (1.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.0%)	11.4	59^th of 66 public middle schools	10.6%		15.4	51^st of 64 public middle schools	20.3%	8					11.0			9.0	12.7	8.9	9.9	10.0			10.1	7.5	9.8	6.0	8.5	$25,012	$3,293	$21,719
Rogers High School	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Road	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-6235	599	58	10.3	69.3%	212 (35.4%)	54 (9.0%)	231 (38.6%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.7%)	26.4	36^th of 60 public high schools	40.0%		33.3	34^th of 61 public high schools	44.3%	2	39.7	7.8	45.0	10.4	22.6															$27,911	$1,905	$26,005
Newport Area Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Rd	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-2100	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Claiborne Pell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Dexter Street	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 842-1900	657	60	10.9	74.3%	214 (32.6%)	62 (9.4%)	281 (42.8%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.6%)	21.2	132^nd of 166 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	141^st of 166 public elementary schools	15.1%	9						20.2	24.3					22.4	23.6	22.2					22.9	$25,938	$4,301	$21,637
Howard Hathaway School	Public	K-4	53 Tallman Avenue	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-0500	409	30	13.6	24.0%	322 (78.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	89	17^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.6	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%	12						51.3	64.9					58.0	60.0	74.4					67.1	$16,737	$1,254	$15,484
Melville School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 West Main Road	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-1650	316	26	12.1	15.8%	242 (76.6%)	6 (1.9%)	34 (10.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	94.9	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%							71.9	71.2					71.6	66.7	64.4					65.5	$19,924	$1,935	$17,989
Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	120 Education Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 683-2124	785	69	11.3	19.0%	649 (82.7%)	15 (1.9%)	62 (7.9%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.9%)	88.6	6^th of 60 public high schools	90.0%		88.3	5^th of 61 public high schools	91.8%	1	74.1	48.9	77.4	44.1	67.4															$19,777	$579	$19,199
Portsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	125 Jepson Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 849-3700	604	51	11.8	20.9%	494 (81.8%)	10 (1.7%)	44 (7.3%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.8%)	88.1	7^th of 66 public middle schools	89.4%		85.5	9^th of 64 public middle schools	85.9%	2					59.2			52.2	50.0	57.7	61.7	55.5			55.9	49.3	51.3	48.0	51.0	$17,760	$668	$17,092
Pocasset School	Public	PK, KG-3	242 Main Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 624-6654	210	13	16.1	42.4%	165 (78.6%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	73.6	43^rd of 166 public elementary schools	74.1%		87.5	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%	23						36.0	51.1					45.7	72.0	45.5					55.1	$25,582	$1,752	$23,831
Tiverton High School	Public	9-12	100 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8494	430	43	10.0	35.1%	383 (89.1%)	7 (1.6%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	60.7	21^st of 60 public high schools	65.0%		63.2	20^th of 61 public high schools	67.2%	1	64.2	29.2	55.9	21.5	47.3															$22,125	$403	$21,722
Tiverton Middle School	Public	4-8	10 Quintal Drive	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6668	499	39	12.7	34.7%	426 (85.4%)	8 (1.6%)	30 (6.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	68.4	18^th of 66 public middle schools	72.7%		64.7	22^nd of 64 public middle schools	65.6%	4					41.0			36.8	47.3	39.8	50.4	43.7			43.7	33.3	39.0	36.6	38.2	$19,812	$209	$19,602
Ranger School	Public	K-3	278 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8467	212	15	14.1	26.9%	180 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	78.5	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%		75.5	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%	8						63.0	43.9					54.0	82.6	36.6					60.9	$18,586	$84	$18,502

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.