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Best Elementary Schools in Washington County, RI

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At a glance

Schools

5,718

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHamilton School6^th of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Springbrook Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset 8.8 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)				NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)							RICAS Mathematics (2026)							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	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th 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%)	95.7	7^th of 163 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.8	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%	7	78.9		78.9	57.8	74.4	65.8				65.9	64.4	81.4	71.1				72.2	$16,627	$400	$16,227
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%)	74	38^th of 163 public elementary schools	76.7%		80.9	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%	9	51.7	54.2	52.8	40.0	35.0	44.8	51.7	69.0	51.9	50.0	50.0	55.0	37.9	41.4	51.7	42.3	45.8	$14,353	$634	$13,718
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%)	53.9	72^nd of 163 public elementary schools	55.8%		71.9	45^th of 166 public elementary schools	72.9%	27				40.5	32.9					35.7	26.2	47.1					39.3	$21,919	$1,057	$20,862
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%)	70.4	44^th of 163 public elementary schools	73.0%		91.3	13^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.2%	31				42.6	41.4					41.9	46.8	53.4					50.5	$19,294	$100	$19,194
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%)	76.3	35^th of 163 public elementary schools	78.5%		75.2	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%	7				52.0	42.3					47.2	51.0	53.1					52.0	$18,803	$299	$18,504
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)																		$20,241	$618	$19,623
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%)	78.6	31^st of 163 public elementary schools	81.0%		69.5	51^st of 166 public elementary schools	69.3%	20	45.2		45.2	53.1	53.4	41.7	52.1			49.9	56.7	48.1	40.9	42.7			46.7	$17,663	$844	$16,819
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%)	94.2	11^th of 163 public elementary schools	93.3%		91.7	12^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.8%	1				68.2	51.7					58.8	77.3	79.3					78.4	$26,390	$1,191	$25,199
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%)	87.2	20^th of 163 public elementary schools	87.7%		87	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%		43.2		43.2	62.5	65.3	43.2				58.2	56.3	74.0	51.4				61.5	$18,412	$835	$17,577
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%)	95.7	6^th of 163 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.5	5^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.0%	1	56.7		56.7	78.9	72.1	58.2				70.3	69.7	75.6	55.2				67.7	$16,119	$608	$15,511
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%)	45.3	84^th of 163 public elementary schools	48.5%		40.9	94^th of 166 public elementary schools	43.4%	10	34.1		34.1	33.3	38.9	36.6				36.3	19.4	32.4	26.8				26.3	$24,871	$2,394	$22,477
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%)	92.8	13^th of 163 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.8	21^st of 166 public elementary schools	87.3%	8	65.5		65.5	64.2	57.4	58.6				60.3	58.2	67.9	58.6				61.2	$15,376	$512	$14,864
Fishing Cove Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	83	28^th of 163 public elementary schools	82.8%		95.1	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%	22	53.8		53.8	45.0	60.0	43.4				48.9	43.9	72.5	59.6				58.6	$22,598	$1,356	$21,242
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%)	88.9	18^th of 163 public elementary schools	89.0%		77.1	37^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.7%	19	47.2		47.2	75.0	67.6	38.9				62.0	75.5	64.9	48.6				64.5	$24,978	$1,054	$23,924
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%)	84.2	26^th of 163 public elementary schools	84.0%		81.3	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%	2	34.0		34.0	68.8	64.4	50.0				62.0	76.6	57.5	36.0				58.3	$24,199	$2,222	$21,977
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%)	83	27^th of 163 public elementary schools	83.4%		75.5	41^st of 166 public elementary schools	75.3%	14	42.9		42.9	69.4	59.3	39.3				56.4	64.5	53.7	44.6				54.7	$21,263	$449	$20,813
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%)	52	74^th of 163 public elementary schools	54.6%		37.2	101^st of 166 public elementary schools	39.2%	27				37.0	32.6					34.8	47.8	32.6					40.2	$24,157	$2,243	$21,914
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%)	74	37^th of 163 public elementary schools	77.3%		80.7	31^st of 166 public elementary schools	81.3%	6				52.9	32.8					41.7	68.0	51.6					58.8	$23,270	$503	$22,767
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%)	84.9	24^th of 163 public elementary schools	85.3%		78.7	33^rd of 166 public elementary schools	80.1%	9				52.5	50.0					51.2	58.5	61.4					60.0	$28,183	$1,479	$26,704

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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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