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School Year:
2022 - 2023
2022 - 2023
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021
2018 - 2019
2017 - 2018
2016 - 2017
2015 - 2016
2014 - 2015
2013 - 2014
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2011
2009 - 2010
Rank (of 59)
District
Grades
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
City
County
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
37
th
Achievement First Rhode Island
K-10
4
2
0
1
Providence
Providence County
0.397
36
1
3
rd
Barrington
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
Barrington
Bristol County
0.937
1
2
38
th
Beacon Charter School
6-12
0
1
1
0
Woonsocket
Providence County
0.369
35
3
44
th
Blackstone Academy
9-12
0
0
1
0
Pawtucket
Providence County
0.3
43
1
35
th
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy
K-12
3
2
1
0
Cumberland
Providence County
0.442
29
6
14
th
Bristol Warren
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
Bristol
Bristol County
0.791
19
5
30
th
Burrillville
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Harrisville
Providence County
0.484
34
4
58
th
Central Falls
PK, KG-12
4
2
1
0
Central Falls
Providence County
0.056
57
1
55
th
Charette Charter
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.133
55
10
th
Chariho
PK, KG-12
4
1
2
1
Wood River Junction
Washington County
0.843
21
11
23
rd
Coventry
PK, KG-12
5
1
2
0
Coventry
Kent County
0.614
24
1
32
nd
Cranston
PK, KG-12
16
4
4
0
Cranston
Providence County
0.458
32
13
th
Cumberland
PK, KG-12
6
2
1
0
Cumberland
Providence County
0.808
13
25
th
Davies Career and Technical
9-12
0
0
1
0
Lincoln
Providence County
0.583
26
1
1
st
East Greenwich
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
East Greenwich
Kent County
0.954
3
2
29
th
East Providence
PK, KG-12
9
2
2
0
East Providence
Providence County
0.495
31
2
Excel Academy Rhode Island
5
0
1
0
0
North Providence
Providence County
(n/a)
15
th
Exeter-West Greenwich
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
West Greenwich
Kent County
0.789
12
3
33
rd
Foster
PK, KG-5
1
0
0
0
Foster
Providence County
0.455
22
11
18
th
Foster-Glocester
6-12
0
1
1
0
North Scituate
Providence County
0.768
18
6
th
Glocester
PK, KG-5
2
0
0
0
Chepachet
Providence County
0.862
5
1
49
th
Highlander
PK, KG-12
1
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.252
51
2
41
st
International Charter
K-5
1
0
0
0
Pawtucket
Providence County
0.335
47
6
2
nd
Jamestown
PK, KG-12
1
1
0
0
Jamestown
Newport County
0.953
2
36
th
Johnston
PK, KG-12
6
1
1
0
Johnston
Providence County
0.424
30
6
7
th
Kingston Hill Academy
K-5
1
0
0
0
Saunderstown
Washington County
0.862
10
3
47
th
Learning Community
K-8
1
0
0
0
Central Falls
Providence County
0.26
45
2
19
th
Lincoln
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
Lincoln
Providence County
0.748
15
4
4
th
Little Compton
PK, KG-12
1
0
0
0
Little Compton
Newport County
0.92
4
39
th
MET Career and Technical
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.367
39
26
th
Middletown
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Middletown
Newport County
0.57
25
1
9
th
Narragansett
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
Narragansett
Washington County
0.854
6
3
New Shoreham
K-12
0
0
0
1
Block Island
Washington County
(n/a)
52
nd
Newport
PK, KG-12
1
1
2
0
Newport
Newport County
0.217
44
8
12
th
North Kingstown
PK, KG-12
5
2
1
0
North Kingstown
Washington County
0.833
11
1
31
st
North Providence
PK, KG-12
5
2
1
0
North Providence
Providence County
0.468
33
2
5
th
North Smithfield
PK, KG-12
1
1
1
0
North Smithfield
Providence County
0.862
8
3
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter
K-7
1
0
0
0
Providence
Providence County
(n/a)
53
rd
Paul Cuffee Charter School
K-12
1
1
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.2
48
5
45
th
Pawtucket
PK, KG-12
10
3
3
0
Pawtucket
Providence County
0.287
42
3
8
th
Portsmouth
PK, KG-12
2
1
1
0
Portsmouth
Newport County
0.854
7
1
54
th
Providence
PK, KG-12
22
7
10
0
Providence
Providence County
0.199
52
2
34
th
Providence Preparatory Charter
5-7
0
1
0
0
Providence
Providence County
0.453
(n/a)
R.I. School for the Deaf
PK, KG-12
0
0
0
1
Providence
Providence County
(n/a)
43
rd
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.317
40
3
24
th
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy
K-7
1
0
0
0
Woonsocket
Providence County
0.593
27
3
20
th
Scituate
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Clayville
Providence County
0.729
20
46
th
Segue Institute for Learning
K-8
1
0
0
0
Central Falls
Providence County
0.272
53
7
57
th
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.1
56
1
21
st
Smithfield
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Smithfield
Providence County
0.713
16
5
16
th
South Kingstown
PK, KG-12
4
2
1
0
Wakefield
Washington County
0.77
17
1
42
nd
SouthSide Charter School
K-5
1
0
0
0
Providence
Providence County
0.317
41
1
11
th
The Compass School
K-8
1
0
0
0
Kingston
Washington County
0.835
9
2
28
th
The Greene School
9-12
0
0
1
0
West Greenwich
Kent County
0.5
37
9
48
th
The Hope Academy
K-8
1
0
0
0
Providence
Providence County
0.258
49
1
17
th
Tiverton
PK, KG-12
3
1
1
0
Tiverton
Newport County
0.769
14
3
50
th
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
7-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.235
38
12
Urban Collaborative
7-8
0
1
0
0
Providence
Providence County
(n/a)
40
th
Village Green Virtual
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.35
46
6
27
th
Warwick
PK, KG-12
14
2
3
0
Warwick
Kent County
0.509
28
1
51
st
West Warwick
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
West Warwick
Kent County
0.232
50
1
22
nd
Westerly
PK, KG-12
4
1
1
0
Westerly
Washington County
0.619
23
1
56
th
Woonsocket
PK, KG-12
6
2
2
0
Woonsocket
Providence County
0.122
54
2
59
th
YouthBuild Preparatory Academy
9-12
0
0
1
0
Providence
Providence County
0.05
(n/a)
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 19, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
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Educational resources:
Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
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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