The Compass School

The area’s list contains one K–8 school, The Compass School, serving 217 students in Rhode Island; in 2025–26, its proficiency rates were above the state’s in all three reported subjects, the most important overall finding for families.

Because this is the only school listed, there is no meaningful local top-versus-bottom comparison. Instead, the school’s clearest standout is seventh-grade ELA: 69.0% proficiency, compared with 32.0% statewide. Fourth-grade math was also strong at 55.0%, versus 35.1% statewide. The closer results were fourth-grade ELA, at 35.0% versus 32.4%, and fifth-grade math, at 37.9% versus 31.8%. Every reported grade-level comparison was above its state counterpart. Across all grades, the school led Rhode Island by 16.9 percentage points in ELA, 13.9 in math, and 21.7 in science; its all-grade rates were 50.0%, 45.8%, and 52.8%, respectively.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–25: ELA edged up 0.6 points to 50.0%, while math fell 4.8 points to 45.8% and science dropped 13.9 points to 52.8%. The average across the three subjects declined from 55.6% to 49.5%, so science remains the strongest relative to the state but has the largest recent drop. SchoolDigger reports a district rank of 11th out of 61, an 82nd-percentile standing, and four stars; its separate rank history moved from 24th of 166 in 2023–24 to 38th of 163 in 2025–26. The school also reports an 11.4 student-teacher ratio and a 17.97% free/reduced-price-lunch rate—context measures, not explanations for test results. Since only one school is listed and 2024–25 state results are not provided, local school comparisons and year-to-year changes in the state gap cannot be assessed.