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Richmond Elementary School

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Richmond Elementary School ranks 42 nd of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Richmond Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 373 students in grades K-4 in the Chariho School District in Wyoming, Rhode Island. The school is ranked 42 out of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richmond Elementary consistently outperforms the Chariho School District and the state of Rhode Island in RICAS English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. In 2024-2025, 55.5% of all students at Richmond Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.1% in the Chariho district, and 48.9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 45.4% in the Chariho district. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where 58.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 65.1% were proficient or better in Mathematics, outpacing both the Chariho district and the state.

Richmond Elementary excels in supporting its special education students, ranking 9th out of 97 Rhode Island elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking 19th out of 158 Rhode Island elementary schools in this category. Compared to nearby schools, Richmond Elementary outperforms Ashaway Elementary and Charlestown Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grades.

371

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,747

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Kingstown Road
Wyoming, RI 02898

(401) 539-2441

District: Chariho

Students who attend Richmond Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chariho Regional Middle School
High:	Chariho High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

42^nd of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Chariho

21^st of 60Chariho among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	19 of 166	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.0	9 of 167	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	35 of 166	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	35 of 166	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	20 of 169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	47 of 169	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	24 of 168	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	93.1	7 of 170	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.7	20 of 169	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.7	8 of 159	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	20 of 165	87.9%	★★★★☆
2012	90.4	8 of 165	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.3	3 of 165	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.8	12 of 169	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	60.7	78 of 169	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	48 of 164	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	19 of 158	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	37 of 166	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	9 of 97	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	34 of 129	73.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%

Mathematics49%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)							RICAS Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	75.2	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%		88.2	19^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.6%	23		52.7	58.7					55.5	35.1	65.1					48.9	$18,747	$460	$18,287
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%)	72.9	44^th of 166 public elementary schools	73.5%		61.3	55^th of 166 public elementary schools	66.9%	11		60.6	45.2					53.1	45.5	45.2					45.3	$24,203	$213	$23,991
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%)	71.9	45^th of 166 public elementary schools	72.9%		73.9	45^th of 166 public elementary schools	72.9%			42.0	54.5					46.1	46.4	84.8					58.8	$20,450	$1,039	$19,411
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%)	75.5	41^st of 166 public elementary schools	75.3%		80.7	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%	7	43.6	60.8	48.3	36.4				48.2	66.7	44.1	41.8				50.3	$19,427	$1,398	$18,029
Wawaloam School	Public	K-1	100 Victory Highway	Exeter	02822	Washington County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 295-8808	215	17	12.6	19.5%	178 (82.8%)	3 (1.4%)	17 (7.9%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)																$20,032	$434	$19,598
Metcalf School	Public	2-6	30 Nooseneck Hill Road	Exeter	02822	Washington County	Exeter-West Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 397-3375	522	41	12.7	25.1%	454 (87.0%)	6 (1.1%)	34 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	69.5	51^st of 166 public elementary schools	69.3%		79	35^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.9%	16	39.4	44.7	40.0	40.9	52.8			44.5	52.4	39.6	39.1	47.7			44.6	$15,952	$1,202	$14,750
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%)	80.9	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%		86.8	24^th of 166 public elementary schools	85.5%	5	66.7	33.3	52.6	35.5	60.7	44.8	67.9	49.4	47.6	68.4	45.2	55.6	37.9	55.2	50.6	$13,733	$801	$12,932
Kingston Hill Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	850 Stony Fort Road	Saunderstown	02874	Washington County	Kingston Hill Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 783-8282	260	21	12.3	18.8%	197 (75.8%)	7 (2.7%)	25 (9.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	90.8	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%		87.5	22^nd of 166 public elementary schools	86.7%	8	63.6	71.1	58.1	72.7				66.9	44.4	81.4	72.7				65.3	$16,141	$440	$15,701
Ashaway Elementary School	Public	K-4	12A Hillside Avenue	Ashaway	02804	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 377-2211	212	14	15.1	35.4%	192 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	91.3	13^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.2%		95.6	4^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.6%	9		66.7	53.3					60.0	66.7	64.4					65.6	$20,830	$167	$20,664
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%)	81.3	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%		67.1	51^st of 166 public elementary schools	69.3%	23	53.0	62.2	60.4	43.9				55.3	57.3	39.6	45.5				48.7	$29,439	$3,193	$26,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Elementary School?

Students at Richmond Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Richmond Elementary School in?

Chariho

What schools do graduates of Richmond Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Richmond Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chariho Regional Middle School
High : Chariho High School

Is Richmond Elementary School a good school?

Richmond Elementary School ranks 42^nd of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richmond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Richmond Elementary School.

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