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Best Public Schools in Washington County, RI

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13,226

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHamilton School5^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Peace Dale School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Block Island School 6 students per teacher

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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
Kingston Hill Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	850 Stony Fort Road	Saunderstown	02874	Washington County	Kingston Hill Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 783-8282	260	21	12.3	18.8%	197 (75.8%)	7 (2.7%)	25 (9.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	90.8	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%		87.5	22^nd of 166 public elementary schools	86.7%	8					63.6	71.1	58.1	72.7				66.9	44.4	81.4	72.7				65.3	$16,141	$440	$15,701
The Compass School	Public, Charter	K-8	537 Old North Road	Kingston	02881	Washington County	The Compass School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 788-8322	217	19	11.4	18.0%	184 (84.8%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	80.9	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%		86.8	24^th of 166 public elementary schools	85.5%	5					66.7	33.3	52.6	35.5	60.7	44.8	67.9	49.4	47.6	68.4	45.2	55.6	37.9	55.2	50.6	$13,733	$801	$12,932
Chariho High School	Public	9-12	453 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7778	991	78	12.7	27.3%	890 (89.8%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	84.7	8^th of 60 public high schools	86.7%		85.7	7^th of 61 public high schools	88.5%	1	69.4	45.8	71.6	45.0	58.1															$20,271	$400	$19,871
Charlestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	363 Carolina Back Road	Charlestown	02813	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7716	246	19	12.9	31.3%	209 (85.0%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.5%)	71.9	45^th of 166 public elementary schools	72.9%		73.9	45^th of 166 public elementary schools	72.9%							42.0	54.5					46.1	46.4	84.8					58.8	$20,450	$1,039	$19,411
Ashaway Elementary School	Public	K-4	12A Hillside Avenue	Ashaway	02804	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 377-2211	212	14	15.1	35.4%	192 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	91.3	13^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.2%		95.6	4^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.6%	9						66.7	53.3					60.0	66.7	64.4					65.6	$20,830	$167	$20,664
Richmond Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Kingstown Road	Wyoming	02898	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 539-2441	371	28	13.2	31.3%	318 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	75.2	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%		88.2	19^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.6%	23						52.7	58.7					55.5	35.1	65.1					48.9	$18,747	$460	$18,287
Chariho Alternative Learning A	Public, Alternative	1-12	455C Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-2880	71	10	7.1	64.8%	57 (80.3%)	2 (2.8%)	8 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)								(n/a)			33.3	8.3	13.0
Hope Valley Elementary School	Public	1-4	15 Thelma Drive	Hope Valley	02832	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 539-2321	226	12	18.8	18.6%	204 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	72.9	44^th of 166 public elementary schools	73.5%		61.3	55^th of 166 public elementary schools	66.9%	11						60.6	45.2					53.1	45.5	45.2					45.3	$24,203	$213	$23,991
Chariho Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	455B Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 364-0651	834	67	12.4	30.2%	746 (89.4%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.0%)	78	15^th of 66 public middle schools	77.3%		74.6	13^th of 64 public middle schools	79.7%	2					56.7			44.6	41.5	47.5	48.1	45.4			42.7	49.7	34.3	42.9	42.4	$19,315	$1,457	$17,858
Chariho Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	459 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-6869	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Narragansett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	55 Mumford Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 792-9420	331	30	11.0	26.6%	270 (81.6%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)	91.7	12^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.8%		96.1	3^rd of 166 public elementary schools	98.2%	9						51.8	71.7					62.1	64.9	80.0					72.6	$24,916	$2,286	$22,630
Narragansett High School	Public	9-12	245 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9400	372	43	8.6	23.9%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	86.8	7^th of 60 public high schools	88.3%		84.7	8^th of 61 public high schools	86.9%	1	73.9	53.4	82.6	52.2	42.4															$29,540	$1,350	$28,190
Narragansett Pier School	Public	5-8	235 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9430	263	20	13.1	30.0%	219 (83.3%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	85.6	10^th of 66 public middle schools	84.8%		74.6	14^th of 64 public middle schools	78.1%	4					50.7			55.6	61.8	46.8	57.9	55.5			49.2	53.6	48.4	48.1	49.6	$27,998	$610	$27,389
Block Island School	Public, Alternative	K-12	Block Island School	Block Island	02807	Washington County	New Shoreham	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 466-5600	126	21	6.0	39.7%	84 (66.7%)	1 (0.8%)	37 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)			66.7	16.7	37.1	26.7		50.0			58.3	49.2	42.9		8.3			36.4	36.7	$35,360	$638	$34,722
Davisville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Street	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6300	477	41	11.6	36.9%	366 (76.7%)	22 (4.6%)	51 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	80.9	13^th of 66 public middle schools	80.3%		82	10^th of 64 public middle schools	84.4%	3					49.7				62.1	48.3	44.1	52.2				53.9	36.9	46.9	46.4	$21,372	$1,636	$19,737
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Woodlawn Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6380	264	21	12.5	24.6%	223 (84.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	87	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%		90	17^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.8%	3					64.1	65.3	51.3	56.4				58.3	69.4	59.0	35.9				55.9	$16,835	$991	$15,844
Hamilton School	Public	K-5	25 Salisbury Avenue	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6520	447	29	15.4	11.0%	380 (85.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	95.5	5^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.0%		92	13^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.2%	8					64.1	78.3	65.2	74.4				73.0	75.6	55.1	64.1				65.5	$14,892	$510	$14,382
North Kingstown Senior High	Public	9-12	150 Fairway Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6236	1,278	107	11.9	22.5%	1,041 (81.5%)	22 (1.7%)	96 (7.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.4%)	89.4	5^th of 60 public high schools	91.7%		90.4	4^th of 61 public high schools	93.4%	1	78.3	50.5	76.6	50.3	54.3															$18,783	$464	$18,320
Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset	Public	K-5	166 Mark Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 541-6360	212	24	8.8	65.1%	120 (56.6%)	18 (8.5%)	45 (21.2%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	40.9	94^th of 166 public elementary schools	43.4%		32.9	102^nd of 166 public elementary schools	38.6%	8					34.3	43.2	26.2	32.4				33.6	34.2	26.2	20.0				27.0	$22,322	$2,716	$19,606
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Stony Lane	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6540	385	27	14.2	18.2%	337 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (4.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	86.8	21^st of 166 public elementary schools	87.3%		92.2	12^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.8%	9					42.7	56.6	60.3	48.0				54.3	69.8	65.5	54.7				62.4	$15,253	$790	$14,463
Wickford Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Tower Hill Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6470	339	29	11.6	24.8%	283 (83.5%)	9 (2.7%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	83.8	12^th of 66 public middle schools	81.8%		90.6	5^th of 64 public middle schools	92.2%	7					50.8				44.0	60.0	62.3	55.6				37.4	53.7	57.6	49.7	$17,225	$870	$16,355
Fishing Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Wickford Point Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 268-6580	346	23	15.0	31.2%	256 (74.0%)	8 (2.3%)	39 (11.3%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	95.1	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%		87	23^rd of 166 public elementary schools	86.1%	17					61.2	69.4	57.7	64.0				63.0	77.8	69.2	59.2				67.9	$21,321	$1,358	$19,963
Broad Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Broad Rock Road	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1800	554	47	11.7	28.7%	441 (79.6%)	13 (2.3%)	35 (6.3%)	16 (2.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	84.2	11^th of 66 public middle schools	83.3%		80.9	11^th of 64 public middle schools	82.8%						44.3				54.6	64.5	49.5	55.9				58.6	62.7	37.9	52.9	$21,792	$790	$21,002
Matunuck School	Public	K-5	380 Matunuck Beach Road	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1234	246	22	11.1	24.8%	196 (79.7%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	77.1	37^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.7%		82.1	32^nd of 166 public elementary schools	80.7%	5					55.1	65.8	36.8	44.0				48.4	68.4	29.7	53.1				50.8	$20,985	$1,696	$19,289
Peace Dale School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Kersey Road	Peace Dale	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 360-1600	412	36	11.4	37.6%	311 (75.5%)	11 (2.7%)	40 (9.7%)	11 (2.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	81.3	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%		67.1	51^st of 166 public elementary schools	69.3%	23					53.0	62.2	60.4	43.9				55.3	57.3	39.6	45.5				48.7	$29,439	$3,193	$26,246
South Kingstown High	Public	9-12	215 Columbia Street	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1000	688	64	10.7	25.7%	564 (82.0%)	9 (1.3%)	43 (6.3%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	82.5	11^th of 60 public high schools	81.7%		82.9	10^th of 61 public high schools	83.6%	1	75.3	39.7	79.0	42.7	47.8															$21,134	$580	$20,554
West Kingston School	Public	K-5	3119 Ministerial Road	West Kingston	02892	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 360-1130	313	21	14.9	21.4%	261 (83.4%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	9 (2.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	75.5	41^st of 166 public elementary schools	75.3%		80.7	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%	7					43.6	60.8	48.3	36.4				48.2	66.7	44.1	41.8				50.3	$19,427	$1,398	$18,029
Springbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 Springbrook Road	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 348-2296	243	26	9.3	62.1%	171 (70.4%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.8%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.1%)	37.2	101^st of 166 public elementary schools	39.2%		40.4	89^th of 166 public elementary schools	46.4%	12						20.4	35.2					27.8	34.5	33.3					33.9	$21,219	$1,959	$19,260
Westerly Middle School	Public	5-8	10 Sandy Hill Road	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-1601	639	58	11.0	43.8%	490 (76.7%)	11 (1.7%)	69 (10.8%)	15 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	65.2	24^th of 66 public middle schools	63.6%		57.2	26^th of 64 public middle schools	59.4%	2					41.9			42.3	31.4	41.3	45.3	40.1			33.3	44.4	40.5	28.7	36.8	$21,437	$340	$21,097
Dunn's Corners School	Public	K-4	8 1/2 Plateau Road	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 348-2320	264	26	10.1	33.7%	227 (86.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	80.7	31^st of 166 public elementary schools	81.3%		74.1	43^rd of 166 public elementary schools	74.1%	12						48.4	50.0					49.1	62.5	54.3					59.1	$22,124	$785	$21,339
Westerly High School	Public	9-12	23 Ward Avenue	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-1501	650	68	9.5	38.5%	509 (78.3%)	10 (1.5%)	62 (9.5%)	18 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	75.2	14^th of 60 public high schools	76.7%		59.5	23^rd of 61 public high schools	62.3%	9	66.9	29.2	65.8	42.3	56.1															$26,017	$488	$25,529
State Street School	Public	K-4	35 State Street	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 348-2340	212	22	9.6	46.2%	164 (77.4%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	78.7	33^rd of 166 public elementary schools	80.1%		68.6	50^th of 166 public elementary schools	69.9%	17						53.3	45.2					49.4	51.1	61.0					55.8	$24,963	$1,858	$23,105

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