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
31	Dunn's Corners School	Public	K-4	8 1/2 Plateau Road	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 348-2320	264	26	10.1	33.7%	227 (86.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	$22,124			$785			$21,339	80.7	74.1	43	12		440117000321
32	Sowams Elementary School	Public	K-3	364 Sowams Road	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3180	250	19	13.1	8.8%	187 (74.8%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.6%)	24 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	$17,575			$199			$17,376	79.2	92.6	10	22		440003000005
33	State Street School	Public	K-4	35 State Street	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 348-2340	212	22	9.6	46.2%	164 (77.4%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.5%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	$24,963			$1,858			$23,105	78.7	68.6	50	17		440117000362
34	Ranger School	Public	PK, KG-4	278 North Brayton Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-8467	212	15	14.1	26.9%	180 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	$18,586			$84			$18,502	78.5	75.5	42	8		440105000276
35	Orchard Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Scituate Avenue	Cranston	02921	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8801	444	31	14.3	16.4%	320 (72.1%)	8 (1.8%)	69 (15.5%)	16 (3.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$12,821			$359			$12,462	77.8	74.1	44	9		440024000277
36	Scott School	Public	K-5	833 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3585	189	18	10.5	49.7%	113 (59.8%)	6 (3.2%)	41 (21.7%)	9 (4.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	$20,888			$1,358			$19,531	77.7	78.3	36			440111000305
37	Matunuck School	Public	K-5	380 Matunuck Beach Road	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1234	246	22	11.1	24.8%	196 (79.7%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	$20,985			$1,696			$19,289	77.1	82.1	32	5		440102000263
38	Colt Andrews School	Public	K-5	570-574 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 254-5987	307	22	13.9	48.2%	248 (80.8%)	3 (1.0%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$17,199			$1,538			$15,661	77	69.2	49	11		440006500468
39	Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Pleasant View Ave.	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2058	552	35	15.7	13.9%	456 (82.6%)	6 (1.1%)	45 (8.2%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$13,157			$588			$12,569	77	77.9	38	1		440099000537
40	Primrose Hill School	Public	PK, KG-3	60 Middle Highway	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3170	329	25	13.1	16.4%	235 (71.4%)	7 (2.1%)	31 (9.4%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	$21,990			$1,145			$20,846	76.6	85.7	25	15		440003000006

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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.