Best High Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT10 and SAT and NGSA test scores by the Rhode Island Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 60)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1	Barrington High School	Public	9-12	220 Lincoln Avenue	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3150	1,098	87	12.6	12.7%	838 (76.3%)	18 (1.6%)	72 (6.6%)	100 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.3%)	$17,331			$197			$17,134	97.4	97.1	1			440003000001
2	Classical High School	Public	9-12	770 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9145	1,116	65	17.1	60.9%	222 (19.9%)	176 (15.8%)	559 (50.1%)	94 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.5%)	$15,035			$1,884			$13,150	96.8	95.9	3	1		440090000218
3	East Greenwich High	Public	9-12	300 Avenger Drive	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1300	742	60	12.3	12.4%	561 (75.6%)	12 (1.6%)	59 (8.0%)	64 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	$19,297			$519			$18,777	96.6	96.6	2	1		440030000086
4	North Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	532	44	12	24.8%	418 (78.6%)	16 (3.0%)	68 (12.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$17,423			$363			$17,060	90	86	6	2		440081000186
5	North Kingstown Senior High	Public	9-12	150 Fairway Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6236	1,278	107	11.9	22.5%	1,041 (81.5%)	22 (1.7%)	96 (7.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.4%)	$18,783			$464			$18,320	89.4	90.4	4	1		440075000168
6	Portsmouth High School	Public	9-12	120 Education Lane	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 683-2124	785	69	11.3	19.0%	649 (82.7%)	15 (1.9%)	62 (7.9%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (3.9%)	$19,777			$579			$19,199	88.6	88.3	5	1		440087000207
7	Narragansett High School	Public	9-12	245 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9400	372	43	8.6	23.9%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$29,540			$1,350			$28,190	86.8	84.7	8	1		440066000151
8	Chariho High School	Public	9-12	453 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7778	991	78	12.7	27.3%	890 (89.8%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	$20,271			$400			$19,871	84.7	85.7	7	1		440015000029
9	Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	973	66	14.7	33.5%	726 (74.6%)	52 (5.3%)	116 (11.9%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	$18,207			$667			$17,540	84.2	84.1	9			440057000135
10	Mt. Hope High School	Public	9-12	199 Chestnut Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5980	787	63	12.4	40.0%	657 (83.5%)	14 (1.8%)	58 (7.4%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$18,724			$629			$18,095	83.8	80.4	11	1		440006500009

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSAT10 English Language Arts, PSAT10 Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, NGSA Science test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 2, 2025, 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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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.