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
41	West Kingston School	Public	K-5	3119 Ministerial Road	West Kingston	02892	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 360-1130	313	21	14.9	21.4%	261 (83.4%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.7%)	9 (2.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$19,427			$1,398			$18,029	75.5	80.7	34	7		440102000270
42	Richmond Elementary School	Public	K-4	190 Kingstown Road	Wyoming	02898	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 539-2441	371	28	13.2	31.3%	318 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	$18,747			$460			$18,287	75.2	88.2	19	23		440015000251
43	Pocasset School	Public	PK, KG-4	242 Main Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 624-6654	210	13	16.1	42.4%	165 (78.6%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$25,582			$1,752			$23,831	73.6	87.5	20	23		440105000273
44	Hope Valley Elementary School	Public	1-4	15 Thelma Drive	Hope Valley	02832	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 539-2321	226	12	18.8	18.6%	204 (90.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$24,203			$213			$23,991	72.9	61.3	55	11		440015000349
45	Charlestown Elementary School	Public	K-4	363 Carolina Back Road	Charlestown	02813	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7716	246	19	12.9	31.3%	209 (85.0%)	4 (1.6%)	14 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.5%)	$20,450			$1,039			$19,411	71.9	73.9	45			440015000030
46	Old County Road School	Public	K-5	200 Old County Road	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 231-6613	228	22	10.3	34.6%	176 (77.2%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (11.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	$20,197			$1,499			$18,698	71.7	50.7	75	29		440099000258
47	Garvin Memorial	Public	K-5	1364 Diamond Hill Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 333-2557	422	33	12.7	23.9%	301 (71.3%)	10 (2.4%)	67 (15.9%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$14,838			$1,923			$12,915	71.7	78.2	37	10		440027000081
48	Forest Avenue School	Public	K-3	315 Forest Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 849-9434	304	25	12.1	35.9%	167 (54.9%)	26 (8.6%)	75 (24.7%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	$17,809			$1,360			$16,449	71.1	47.4	82	34		440063000405
49	Saylesville Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Woodland Street	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 723-5240	312	22	14.1	35.3%	214 (68.6%)	20 (6.4%)	45 (14.4%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	$17,827			$707			$17,120	70.4	71.8	46	3		440057000139
50	Stone Hill School	Public	K-5	21 Village Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8022	234	20	11.7	46.6%	127 (54.3%)	10 (4.3%)	61 (26.1%)	22 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)	$19,250			$1,299			$17,951	70.1	71.3	47	3		440024000064

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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.