Best High Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT10 and SAT and NGSA 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 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
11	South Kingstown High	Public	9-12	215 Columbia Street	Wakefield	02879	Washington County	South Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 360-1000	688	64	10.7	25.7%	564 (82.0%)	9 (1.3%)	43 (6.3%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	$21,134			$580			$20,554	82.5	82.9	10	1		440102000265
12	Exeter-West Greenwich Regional	Public	9-12	930 Nooseneck Hill Road	West Greenwich	02817	Kent County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 397-6893	452	39	11.5	23.2%	392 (86.7%)	11 (2.4%)	31 (6.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$22,614			$658			$21,955	79.7	69.1	15	3		440036000391
13	Jacqueline M. Walsh School	Public	9-12	350 Divison Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-2148	173	16	10.8	45.1%	69 (39.9%)	14 (8.1%)	65 (37.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$17,071			$2,556			$14,515	76.7	59.7	22	9		440084000466
14	Westerly High School	Public	9-12	23 Ward Avenue	Westerly	02891	Washington County	Westerly	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-1501	650	68	9.5	38.5%	509 (78.3%)	10 (1.5%)	62 (9.5%)	18 (2.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	$26,017			$488			$25,529	75.2	59.5	23	9		440117000325
15	Ponaganset High School	Public	9-12	137 Anan Wade Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Foster-Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 710-7500	869	68	12.7	24.1%	768 (88.4%)	5 (0.6%)	51 (5.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	$19,158			$679			$18,478	75	71.3	14	1		440042000116
16	Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	2600 Mendon Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-2600	1,428	105	13.6	30.4%	1,009 (70.7%)	59 (4.1%)	243 (17.0%)	55 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.3%)	$14,042			$248			$13,794	72.8	71.8	13	3		440027000076
17	Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant View Avenue	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2050	729	62	11.7	20.3%	588 (80.7%)	22 (3.0%)	80 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	$18,683			$1,546			$17,137	65.2	67.1	16	1		440099000259
18	Scituate High School	Public	9-12	94 Trimtown Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4120	387	36	10.7	23.5%	369 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$25,151			$1,951			$23,200	64.4	64.8	17	1		440096000255
19	Davies Career-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Davies Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 728-1500	898	76	11.8	58.9%	281 (31.3%)	162 (18.0%)	391 (43.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	$24,071			$2,570			$21,501	62.7	56.1	25	6		440000400379
20	Cranston High School West	Public	9-12	80 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8049	1,653	107	15.4	36.2%	1,039 (62.9%)	58 (3.5%)	362 (21.9%)	113 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	$14,960			$369			$14,591	61.4	64.1	19	1		440024000045

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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.

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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.