Summary:
The Learning Community area has one school, The Learning Community, serving 569 students in kindergarten through grade 8. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency rates were 25.9% in English language arts (ELA), 18.3% in mathematics, and 16.8% in science, compared with Rhode Island rates of 33.1%, 31.9%, and 31.1%. The school is closest to the state in ELA, while mathematics and science show the largest gaps; the most important finding for parents is that proficiency is below the state rate in all three subjects, especially mathematics and science.
There is no second school in the area to stand out above or below The Learning Community, but results differ by grade. Fifth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot: 31.7%, 0.6 percentage points above the state rate of 31.1%. Third grade is the clearest concern: ELA proficiency is 21.0%, versus 38.5% statewide, and mathematics is 12.7%, versus 37.1%—a 24.4-point gap. Grade 6 mathematics is also notably below the state, at 9.8% versus 29.1%. These figures suggest that a schoolwide average does not capture the variation between grades.
Recent results are mixed but lower overall: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA increased 0.6 points, while mathematics fell 2.5 points and science fell 5.9 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking moved from 113 of 166 schools (32nd percentile, two stars) in 2023–2024 to 120 of 163 (26th percentile, one star) in 2025–2026. For context, the school reported a 12.3 student–teacher ratio and 89.63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025; these are observations about the school, not explanations for its results. The available data include no other local schools for comparison.
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