Little Compton

Little Compton has one listed school: Wilbur and McMahon Schools, a PK–8 school with 216 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency rates were 72.3% in English language arts (ELA), 67.7% in math, and 82.0% in science, compared with state rates of 33.1%, 31.9%, and 31.1%. The most important finding is that the school is substantially above the state in all three subjects, with its largest advantage in science.

Because it is the only listed school, Wilbur and McMahon Schools is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school in the area; there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Against the state, however, it stands out: its results are higher by 39.2 percentage points in ELA, 35.8 points in math, and 50.9 points in science. Science is its strongest subject at 82.0%, while math is its lowest at 67.7%. SchoolDigger ranks it 3rd of 163 statewide for 2025–2026, in the 98th percentile.

Recent results are mixed rather than uniformly rising or falling: from 2024–2025, ELA decreased 4.7 points and math decreased 5.0 points, while science increased 10.0 points. Math also varies more by grade than the other subjects: every reported grade is above its state counterpart, but the advantage ranges from 20.9 points in grade 6 to 50.8 points in grade 8, with grades 5–7 weaker than grades 3–4 and 8. SchoolDigger ranked the school 1st of 166 in 2024–2025 and 2nd of 166 in 2023–2024. Other reported context for 2024–2025 includes a 7.4 student–teacher ratio, an 18.06% free/reduced-lunch rate, and $30,633 in spending per student; these figures describe the school but do not explain its test results.