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Block Island School

Public, Alternative Grades K-12
61st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 163 Rhode Island Alternative Schools
Better than 63% of Rhode Island alternative schools
Summary

Block Island School is an alternative school in New Shoreham, Rhode Island, serving 126 students in grades K–12 on Block Island. Its reported 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90%, above the state’s 86% and equal to the district rate. The school’s clearest strength is Science: 60% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, far above the state’s 31%.

Compared with the state, the school was also ahead in English Language Arts (ELA), with 46% proficiency versus 33%; Mathematics was close to, but slightly below, the state, at 31% versus 32%. The district’s reported proficiency rates matched the school’s in all three subjects. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so a comparison with nearby schools is not available.

Results have shifted over time: Mathematics fell from a 50% peak in 2023–2024 to 31% in 2025–2026, while ELA rose overall from 40% in 2022–2023 to 46% most recently, despite dipping from 49% the year before. Science held between 37% and 40% for the first three reported years, then climbed to 60%. The graduation rate was 100% in 2020–2021, so its later 90% result remains above the state but represents a smaller advantage. The student–teacher ratio was 6:1 in 2024–2025, and 40% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch; these figures describe the school’s context, not the cause of its results. SchoolDigger rankings and star ratings were not provided.

126
Students ?
6.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
39.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
≥ 95%
Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)
 15 High Street
       Block Island, RI  02807

(401) 466-5600

District: New Shoreham

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.7%
Hispanic:
29.4%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (42% vs 34% meeting standards)
✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (86%)
✓Above the Rhode Island median (63rd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Rhode Island avg34%
Elementary school
61st of 163
Rhode Island public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to top 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
18th of 68
Rhode Island public middle schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to top 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Rhode Island Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202658.761 of 16362.6%★★★☆☆
202551.272 of 16656.6%★★★☆☆
202458.759 of 16664.5%★★★☆☆
202361.861 of 16763.5%★★★☆☆
202277.040 of 16675.9%★★★★☆
202174.341 of 16675.3%★★★★☆
201975.941 of 16975.7%★★★★☆
201652.085 of 17050.0%★★★☆☆
201552.482 of 16951.5%★★★☆☆
201474.641 of 15974.2%★★★★☆
201376.447 of 16571.5%★★★★☆
201283.327 of 16583.6%★★★★☆
201172.750 of 16569.7%★★★★☆
201083.125 of 16985.2%★★★★☆
200978.834 of 16979.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202560.161 of 16663.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202683.118 of 12885.9%★★★★☆
202545.071 of 12945.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202673.118 of 6873.5%★★★★☆
202567.420 of 6669.7%★★★★☆
202464.623 of 6464.1%★★★☆☆
202371.118 of 6471.9%★★★★☆
202269.318 of 6070.0%★★★★☆
202175.512 of 6280.6%★★★★☆
201913.550 of 6118.0%★☆☆☆☆
201761.820 of 5764.9%★★★☆☆
201666.818 of 5969.5%★★★★☆
201549.426 of 5955.9%★★★☆☆
201474.015 of 4969.4%★★★★☆
201166.519 of 4961.2%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202558.423 of 6061.7%★★★☆☆
202452.727 of 6155.7%★★★☆☆
202349.829 of 6051.7%★★★☆☆
202155.626 of 5955.9%★★★☆☆
201958.322 of 5962.7%★★★☆☆
201853.626 of 5754.4%★★★☆☆
201785.26 of 5689.3%★★★★★
201695.63 of 5794.7%★★★★★
201479.910 of 4778.7%★★★★☆
201091.94 of 5092.0%★★★★★
200995.33 of 4993.9%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
White (2026)86th percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)63rd percentile+7 vs school
By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?
Science60%+29 vs state
English Language Arts46%+13 vs state
Mathematics31%~ state avg

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Students at Block Island School are 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Block Island School ranks 61st of 163 Rhode Island alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 126 students attended Block Island School.

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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.

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