Best Elementary Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSA and RICAS 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 166)	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
51	Metcalf School	Public	2-6	30 Nooseneck Hill Road	Exeter	02822	Washington County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 397-3375	522	41	12.7	25.1%	454 (87.0%)	6 (1.1%)	34 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$15,952			$1,202			$14,750	69.5	79	35	16		440036000111
52	Tiogue School	Public	K-5	170 East Shore Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-9460	328	25	13.1	45.4%	253 (77.1%)	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$17,647			$677			$16,970	68.4	65.1	52			440021000365
53	Hugh Cole School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Asylum Road	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 245-1460	517	39	13.2	45.6%	399 (77.2%)	11 (2.1%)	55 (10.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	$18,241			$1,891			$16,350	67.6	54.7	63	10		440006500278
54	Hope School	Public	K-5	391 North Road	Hope	02831	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 821-3651	163	16	10.1	25.8%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,233			$2,345			$18,888	67.5	47.6	81	27		440096000253
55	Clayville School	Public	PK, KG-5	3 George Washington Highway	Clayville	02815	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4115	140	11	12.7	22.1%	128 (91.4%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	$20,723			$372			$20,351	66.2	77.9	39	16		440096000252
56	Park School	Public	K-5	40 Asylum Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3690	225	19	11.8	49.8%	168 (74.7%)	4 (1.8%)	35 (15.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$27,586			$366			$27,219	66.1	59.1	57	1		440111000300
57	North Scituate School	Public	K-5	46 Institute Lane	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4110	238	17	14	24.8%	234 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,991			$279			$15,712	64.7	85.2	26	31		440096000254
58	Guiteras School	Public	2-5	35 Washington Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5932	123	13	9.4	40.7%	97 (78.9%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$17,661			$832			$16,830	61.9	76.2	41	17		440006500012
59	Kent Heights School	Public	K-5	2680 Pawtucket Avenue	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 435-7824	251	19	13.2	56.2%	112 (44.6%)	32 (12.7%)	74 (29.5%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	$19,682			$2,597			$17,086	60.7	37.5	93	34		440033000099
60	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%)	$20,663			$2,310			$18,353	59.8	70	48	12		440084000194

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NGSA Science, RICAS English Language Arts, RICAS Mathematics 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.