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South Kingstown High

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South Kingstown High ranks 11 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 82% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

South Kingstown High is a public high school located in Wakefield, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 735. The school is part of the South Kingstown School District, which is ranked 12th out of 60 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Kingstown High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Rhode Island, ranking as high as 5th out of 59 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 79% proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 42.7% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics for the 11th grade in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 83.4% to 93.5% over the past few years, exceeding the state average. South Kingstown High spends significantly more per student than the state average, ranging from $16,638 to $20,635 per student, and maintains a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.8 over the past few years.

In comparison to nearby schools, East Greenwich High, ranked 2nd in the state, is the closest competitor, with similar high performance in academics and a slightly lower student-to-teacher ratio. Narragansett High, located just 1.72 miles away, also performs well, ranking 7th in the state, but lags behind South Kingstown High in some academic areas. The school's low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 11.27% to 17.55% over the past few years, may contribute to its strong academic performance, but the school's excellence is not solely attributable to this factor.

688

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,134

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 Columbia Street
Wakefield, RI 02879

(401) 360-1000

District: South Kingstown

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Rhode Island high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Rhode Island avg39%

11^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 60South Kingstown 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	7 of 59	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	72.8	14 of 56	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	62.0	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.9	11 of 56	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	8 of 47	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	82.0	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	7 of 53	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	37.7	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	34 of 58	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	8 of 54	85.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.8	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.1	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	8 of 43	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+21 vs state

Science48%

Mathematics40%+13 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, August 9, 2009

South Kingstown High School is a relatively average school; its lunches are acceptable, as are the various classes and teachers. However, the homework load is far too much to handle at times. It leaves students such as myself with feelings of stress and unhappiness. The digital portfolio students have to upkeep is also a hassle. Many assignments have to be recorded and looked over Online by teachers, who are to comment and look over summaries describing the assignment. The teachers are not always available though, and things can easily go wrong here; disorganization is abundant. It would be much simpler if the portfolio was not a requirement for graduation. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	NGSA Science (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	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	82.5	11^th of 60 public high schools	81.7%		82.9	10^th of 61 public high schools	83.6%	1	75.3	39.7	79.0	42.7	47.8	$21,134	$580	$20,554
Narragansett High School	Public	9-12	245 South Pier Road	Narragansett	02882	Washington County	Narragansett	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 792-9400	372	43	8.6	23.9%	330 (88.7%)	4 (1.1%)	20 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	86.8	7^th of 60 public high schools	88.3%		84.7	8^th of 61 public high schools	86.9%	1	73.9	53.4	82.6	52.2	42.4	$29,540	$1,350	$28,190
North Kingstown Senior High	Public	9-12	150 Fairway Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6236	1,278	107	11.9	22.5%	1,041 (81.5%)	22 (1.7%)	96 (7.5%)	31 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (6.4%)	89.4	5^th of 60 public high schools	91.7%		90.4	4^th of 61 public high schools	93.4%	1	78.3	50.5	76.6	50.3	54.3	$18,783	$464	$18,320
Rogers High School	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Road	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-6235	599	58	10.3	69.3%	212 (35.4%)	54 (9.0%)	231 (38.6%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.7%)	26.4	36^th of 60 public high schools	40.0%		33.3	34^th of 61 public high schools	44.3%	2	39.7	7.8	45.0	10.4	22.6	$27,911	$1,905	$26,005
Newport Area Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	15 Wickham Rd	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-2100	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chariho Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	459 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-6869	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chariho High School	Public	9-12	453 Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 364-7778	991	78	12.7	27.3%	890 (89.8%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.8%)	84.7	8^th of 60 public high schools	86.7%		85.7	7^th of 61 public high schools	88.5%	1	69.4	45.8	71.6	45.0	58.1	$20,271	$400	$19,871
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%)	58.2	24^th of 60 public high schools	60.0%		64.6	18^th of 61 public high schools	70.5%	6	66.4	23.0	66.7	30.2	29.8	$20,023	$1,530	$18,493
East Greenwich High	Public	9-12	300 Avenger Drive	East Greenwich	02818	Kent County	East Greenwich	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 398-1300	742	60	12.3	12.4%	561 (75.6%)	12 (1.6%)	59 (8.0%)	64 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	96.6	3^rd of 60 public high schools	95.0%		96.6	2^nd of 61 public high schools	96.7%	1	87.9	59.7	87.3	70.3	71.5	$19,297	$519	$18,777
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%)	79.7	12^th of 60 public high schools	80.0%		69.1	15^th of 61 public high schools	75.4%	3	73.4	45.0	75.5	28.4	55.0	$22,614	$658	$21,955

Frequently Asked Questions about South Kingstown High

Is South Kingstown High a good school?

South Kingstown High ranks 11^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South Kingstown High in?

South Kingstown

How many students attend South Kingstown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended South Kingstown High.

What is the racial makeup of South Kingstown High?

Students at South Kingstown High are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into South Kingstown High?

South Kingstown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Matunuck School
Elementary : Peace Dale School
Elementary : West Kingston School
Middle : Broad Rock Middle School

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