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
21	Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Stony Lane	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6540	385	27	14.2	18.2%	337 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (4.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$15,253			$790			$14,463	86.8	92.2	12	9		440075000170
22	West Glocester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Reynolds Road/Rte 94	Chepachet	02814	Providence County	Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 567-0350	243	18	13.5	28.4%	220 (90.5%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$21,809			$1,717			$20,092	86.6	90.9	15	7		440045000403
23	Washington Oak School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Read School House Road	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-1976	594	36	16.5	25.6%	508 (85.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.6%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$15,809			$869			$14,940	85.9	92.6	11	12		440021000034
24	Ashton School	Public	K-5	2602 Mendon Road (Transitional	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 333-0554	429	28	15.3	17.9%	278 (64.8%)	21 (4.9%)	43 (10.0%)	61 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$12,263			$28			$12,235	83.4	84.1	30	6		440027000070
25	Vartan Gregorian Elementary School	Public	K-5	455 Wickenden Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9377	311	20	15.5	42.1%	140 (45.0%)	39 (12.5%)	71 (22.8%)	16 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	$24,908			$4,754			$20,154	83.3	81.9	33	8		440090000221
26	George Hanaford School	Public	3-5	200 Middle Road	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1351	276	20	13.8	9.1%	214 (77.5%)	7 (2.5%)	14 (5.1%)	29 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$17,161			$672			$16,489	83.1	87.5	21	5		440030000377
27	Raymond LaPerche School	Public	PK, KG-5	11 Limerock Road	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 231-6652	337	25	13.4	18.4%	282 (83.7%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$18,709			$1,047			$17,661	82.2	83	31	4		440099000257
28	Peace Dale School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Kersey Road	Peace Dale	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 360-1600	412	36	11.4	37.6%	311 (75.5%)	11 (2.7%)	40 (9.7%)	11 (2.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$29,439			$3,193			$26,246	81.3	67.1	51	23		440102000264
29	The Compass School	Public, Charter	K-8	537 Old North Road	Kingston	02881	Washington County	The Compass School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 788-8322	217	19	11.4	18.0%	184 (84.8%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$13,733			$801			$12,932	80.9	86.8	24	5		440003500245
30	John J. McLaughlin Cumberland	Public	K-5	205 Manville Hill Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-1660	413	29	14.2	22.3%	279 (67.6%)	8 (1.9%)	57 (13.8%)	47 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$12,887			$233			$12,653	80.9	77.4	40	10		440027000077

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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.