Best High Schools in Rhode Island

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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
21	Tiverton High School	Public	9-12	100 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8494	430	43	10	35.1%	383 (89.1%)	7 (1.6%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$22,125			$403			$21,722	60.7	63.2	20	1		440105000274
22	North Providence High	Public	9-12	1828 Mineral Spring Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1150	1,085	85	12.7	52.4%	482 (44.4%)	167 (15.4%)	318 (29.3%)	48 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.0%)	$20,186			$704			$19,482	60.1	61.5	21	1		440078000180
23	Block Island School	Public, Alternative	K-12	Block Island School	Block Island	02807	Washington County	New Shoreham	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 466-5600	126	21	6	39.7%	84 (66.7%)	1 (0.8%)	37 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$35,360			$638			$34,722	58.4	52.7	27	4		440069000149
24	Middletown High School	Public	9-12	130 Valley Road	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 846-7250	523	49	10.6	33.3%	347 (66.3%)	27 (5.2%)	76 (14.5%)	23 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.6%)	$20,023			$1,530			$18,493	58.2	64.6	18	6		440063000147
25	Burrillville High School	Public	9-12	425 East Avenue	Harrisville	02830	Providence County	Burrillville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-1310	634	53	11.9	37.2%	560 (88.3%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$18,910			$943			$17,967	58	46.1	29	4		440009000019
26	Coventry High School	Public	9-12	40 Reservoir Road	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-9499	1,201	98	12.2	37.6%	1,015 (84.5%)	31 (2.6%)	90 (7.5%)	23 (1.9%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (2.8%)	$21,667			$728			$20,940	56.3	54.9	26			440021000032
27	BEACON Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Main Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	203	17	11.9	66.0%	107 (52.7%)	13 (6.4%)	59 (29.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	$18,222			$2,024			$16,198	56.2	56.9	24	3		440000800297
28	Blackstone Valley Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Macondray St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 405-0320	405	30	13.5	73.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,207			$1,702			$14,505	54.7	44.4	30	2		440001500488
29	The Greene School	Public, Charter	9-12	94 John Potter Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	The Greene School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 397-8600	189	13	14.5	45.5%	116 (61.4%)	22 (11.6%)	47 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,894			$914			$13,980	54.4	73.2	12	17		440001700477
30	Pilgrim High School	Public	9-12	111 Pilgrim Parkway	Warwick	02888	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3250	1,137	108	10.5	46.2%	761 (66.9%)	48 (4.2%)	190 (16.7%)	51 (4.5%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (6.7%)	$19,239			$607			$18,633	50.6	46.3	28	2		440111000301

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.