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
81	Greenwood School	Public	K-5	93 Sharon Street	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3290	255	20	12.7	34.5%	169 (66.3%)	8 (3.1%)	41 (16.1%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$16,082			$635			$15,447	47	64.2	53	28		440111000291
82	Cedar Hill School	Public	K-5	35 Red Chimney Drive	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3535	299	26	11.5	26.4%	213 (71.2%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.4%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	$21,992			$579			$21,413	45.9	61.6	54	28		440111000285
83	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%)	$22,456			$1,808			$20,648	45.9	50.7	76	7		440084000193
84	Glen Hills School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Glen Hills Drive	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8005	270	19	14.2	33.3%	174 (64.4%)	8 (3.0%)	52 (19.3%)	18 (6.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	$16,386			$635			$15,752	45.7	47.1	83	1		440024000052
85	Centredale School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Angell Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1145	221	18	12.2	60.6%	100 (45.2%)	43 (19.5%)	56 (25.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)	$17,586			$2,105			$15,481	45.6	32.5	103	18		440078000174
86	Greystone School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Morgan Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1130	303	23	13.1	42.2%	128 (42.2%)	41 (13.5%)	93 (30.7%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$15,362			$2,285			$13,077	45.6	47.8	80	6		440078000176
87	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 Nelson Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9403	451	23	19.6	69.4%	68 (15.1%)	77 (17.1%)	259 (57.4%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	$17,930			$4,168			$13,763	44.6	41.7	87			440090000241
88	Curvin-McCabe School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	$21,045			$3,628			$17,416	42.4	33.4	101	13		440084000189
89	W. R. Dutemple School	Public	K-5	32 Garden Street	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-8104	254	19	13.3	70.5%	60 (23.6%)	21 (8.3%)	128 (50.4%)	21 (8.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.3%)	$13,525			$1,376			$12,149	42.3	35.1	97	8		440024000068
90	Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2	Public, Charter	K-4	52 Broad St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 305-6860	426	31	13.7	79.6%	238 (55.9%)	147 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,282			$1,587			$11,695	42.3	26.1	122	32		440001500480

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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.