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At a glance

48^thof 61 Rhode Island districts▼ 5

Better than 21% of Rhode Island districts

Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

286 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860·(401) 729-6300·All Rhode Island district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 21.3% of districts

Schools

7,708

Students

Top rankedJacqueline M. Walsh School15^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools

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Biggest riser

Nathanael Greene School up 28 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jacqueline M. Walsh School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has 16 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades: 10 elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools. Results vary substantially from school to school, and the strongest local results do not mean most students are near statewide proficiency levels. In 2025–26, elementary-school averages were 21.1% in ELA, 25.1% in math and 20.9% in science, compared with state results of 33.1%, 31.9% and 31.1%; middle-school averages were lower still. The most important takeaway is that families should compare schools by level and subject: the area has clear standouts, but its elementary and middle schools generally trail the state.

Francis J. Varieur School led elementary schools in all three subjects, with 39.6% in ELA, 37.3% in math and 35.5% in science; Elizabeth Baldwin School was lowest, at 9.5%, 7.5% and 6.0%. That is a 30.1-point ELA gap between the two schools. Among middle schools, Lyman B. Goff Middle School led in ELA, math and science, while Samuel Slater Middle School ranked lowest in all three; even Goff’s best subject result, 20.3% in ELA, was below the state figure. Jacqueline M. Walsh School led the high schools in reported SAT results, including 70.5% in 11th-grade ELA, versus 11.4% at Charles E. Shea High School—a 59.1-point difference. Walsh’s graduation rate was 100%, compared with 81.4% at Shea and 69.9% at William E. Tolman High.

Recent changes are mixed rather than consistently upward: average elementary science results rose 1.6 points from 2024–25, while ELA fell 2.0 points and math fell 2.3; middle-school averages declined in all three subjects. Individual exceptions include science gains of 23.3 points at Varieur and 19.6 at Nathanael Greene School. SchoolDigger’s rankings also moved in different directions: Walsh’s statewide percentile rose from 64 to 74 between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Tolman’s fell from 23 to 17. School characteristics alone do not predict results: Varieur and Baldwin have similar enrollment and student–teacher ratios (11.7 and 11.8), yet very different scores; their free/reduced-lunch rates are 78.52% and 85.31%, respectively. These figures provide context, not an explanation for the differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th Grade	NGSA Science 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
Agnes E. Little School	Public	K-5	60 South Bend Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6256	320	28	11.4	84.1%	54 (16.9%)	85 (26.6%)	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	41.2	94^th of 163 public elementary schools	42.3%		32.7	106^th of 166 public elementary schools	36.1%	12					32.6			32.6	21.3	18.0	43.2				26.3	20.8	23.3	65.2				35.1	$19,070	$1,556	$17,514
Curvin-McCabe School	Public	K-5	466 Cottage Street	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6258	353	31	11.3	74.2%	74 (21.0%)	75 (21.2%)	127 (36.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	29	113^th of 163 public elementary schools	30.7%		42.4	88^th of 166 public elementary schools	47.0%	25					9.4			9.4	39.1	16.7	13.0				22.1	40.4	37.0	13.0				29.7	$19,207	$2,180	$17,027
Cunningham School	Public	K-5	40 Baldwin Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6262	355	27	13.1	93.2%	35 (9.9%)	113 (31.8%)	143 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.8%)	16.2	143^rd of 163 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.3	144^th of 166 public elementary schools	13.3%	1					12.5			12.5	14.0	471.0	12.5				10.2	10.7	23.3	25.0				19.2	$16,879	$1,907	$14,972
Elizabeth Baldwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Whitman Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6264	320	27	11.8	85.3%	32 (10.0%)	124 (38.8%)	102 (31.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	8.6	162^nd of 163 public elementary schools	0.6%		15.9	147^th of 166 public elementary schools	11.4%	15					6.0			6.0	15.9	472.0	9.8				9.5	14.1	465.0	6.0				7.5	$19,966	$3,581	$16,385
Fallon Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Lincoln Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6254	520	42	12.3	73.7%	128 (24.6%)	87 (16.7%)	198 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	18.1	133^rd of 163 public elementary schools	18.4%		20.5	133^rd of 166 public elementary schools	19.9%						8.5			8.5	24.2	19.1	472.0				15.5	22.2	22.7	14.1				19.5	$20,355	$1,642	$18,714
Flora S. Curtis School	Public	PK, KG-5	582 Benefit Street	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6252	331	25	13.2	52.3%	97 (29.3%)	52 (15.7%)	95 (28.7%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.7%)	35.4	105^th of 163 public elementary schools	35.6%		45.9	83^rd of 166 public elementary schools	50.0%	22					31.8			31.8	23.5	34.1	15.9				24.4	26.5	26.2	31.8				28.3	$24,019	$1,121	$22,898
Francis J. Varieur School	Public	PK, KG-5	486 Pleasant Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6266	270	23	11.7	78.5%	67 (24.8%)	58 (21.5%)	90 (33.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	56.9	67^th of 163 public elementary schools	58.9%		59.8	60^th of 166 public elementary schools	63.9%	7					35.5			35.5	40.0	36.1	43.3				39.6	31.7	31.6	51.6				37.3	$20,288	$792	$19,496
Henry J. Winters School	Public	PK, KG-5	481 Broadway	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6272	550	35	15.7	86.2%	55 (10.0%)	166 (30.2%)	206 (37.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	15.5	146^th of 163 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.6	146^th of 166 public elementary schools	12.0%						16.1			16.1	10.9	10.7	13.8				11.7	6.0	22.1	26.2				18.0	$17,579	$1,122	$16,457
Potter-Burns School	Public	K-5	973 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6250	430	30	14.3	65.6%	144 (33.5%)	54 (12.6%)	139 (32.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.8%)	38.1	100^th of 163 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.9	118^th of 166 public elementary schools	28.9%	18					25.3			25.3	40.3	29.3	24.7				30.8	35.3	28.0	24.1				28.8	$15,824	$851	$14,972
Joseph Jenks Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Division Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6520	697	43	16.2	80.5%	141 (20.2%)	197 (28.3%)	265 (38.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	11.6	62^nd of 68 public middle schools	8.8%		11.9	56^th of 66 public middle schools	15.2%	6						11.2		11.2				10.9	10.8	9.2	10.3				6.3	8.7	7.8	7.6	$13,603	$521	$13,082
Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Public	6-8	974 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6500	637	43	14.8	71.4%	234 (36.7%)	125 (19.6%)	197 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	21.4	50^th of 68 public middle schools	26.5%		30	43^rd of 66 public middle schools	34.8%	7						18.3		18.3				20.8	17.8	22.1	20.3				14.5	13.3	9.3	12.1	$14,298	$542	$13,756
Nathanael Greene School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Smithfield Ave Pawtucket	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6260	397	30	13.2	74.3%	58 (14.6%)	116 (29.2%)	159 (40.1%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	31.1	111^th of 163 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.9	139^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.3%	28					31.0			31.0	20.0	21.3	21.8				21.1	26.0	38.7	15.5				27.1	$16,306	$855	$15,451
Samuel Slater Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Mineral Spring Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6480	590	46	12.8	86.9%	98 (16.6%)	247 (41.9%)	172 (29.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	10.1	65^th of 68 public middle schools	4.4%		9.5	63^rd of 66 public middle schools	4.5%	2						6.1		6.1				5.9	13.1	10.6	9.8				6.3	7.0	5.7	6.3	$15,710	$1,124	$14,587
Charles E. Shea High School	Public	9-12	485 East Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6445	770	58	13.2	81.3%	127 (16.5%)	287 (37.3%)	265 (34.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	6.7	56^th of 58 public high schools	3.4%		8.2	53^rd of 60 public high schools	11.7%	3	13.9	343.0	11.4	359.0			6.3	6.3															$16,518	$1,187	$15,332
William E. Tolman High	Public	9-12	150 Exchange Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6400	995	68	14.6	71.3%	230 (23.1%)	250 (25.1%)	374 (37.6%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	12.6	48^th of 58 public high schools	17.2%		12.8	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%	2	18.3	351.0	22.5	370.0			12.0	12.0															$15,402	$1,368	$14,034
Jacqueline M. Walsh School	Public	9-12	723 Central Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-2148	173	16	10.8	45.1%	69 (39.9%)	14 (8.1%)	65 (37.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	73	15^th of 58 public high schools	74.1%		76.7	13^th of 60 public high schools	78.3%	2	81.3	35.4	70.5	25.0			52.3	52.3															$17,088	$926	$16,162

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
International Charter	0.85 mi	1	36^th
Blackstone Academy	0.85 mi	1	41^st
Central Falls	1.22 mi	7	58^th
Learning Community	1.38 mi	1	43^rd
Segue Institute for Learning	1.52 mi	2	51^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.