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Ranger School

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Ranger School ranks 34 th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Ranger School is an elementary school located in Tiverton, Rhode Island, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 221 students. The school is part of the Tiverton School District, which is ranked 15 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ranger School consistently outperforms the Tiverton district and the state of Rhode Island in RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) test scores for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, Ranger School had 54% of students proficient or better in ELA and 60.9% in Mathematics, compared to the Tiverton district scores of 46.3% in ELA and 44.2% in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 63% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 82.6% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the Tiverton and Rhode Island averages.

Ranger School ranks highly among Rhode Island elementary schools for the performance of specific student subgroups, such as Special Education students (ranked 4th out of 97 schools) and Low Socioeconomic Status students (ranked 28th out of 158 schools). The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Rhode Island, ranging from 13th to 42nd out of 166-169 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Ranger School outperforms many of its local peers, such as Pocasset School and Fort Barton School, some schools outside the Tiverton district, like Wilbur and McMahon Schools in Little Compton, demonstrate even higher academic achievement, suggesting that Ranger School could learn from their best practices.

212

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,586

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

278 North Brayton Road
Tiverton, RI 02878

(401) 624-8467

District: Tiverton

Students who attend Ranger School usually attend:

Middle:	Tiverton Middle School
High:	Tiverton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2019 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2019) to 80th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg45%

34^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Tiverton

15^th of 60Tiverton 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	78.5	34 of 166	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	27 of 167	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	19 of 166	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	18 of 166	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	13 of 169	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	33 of 169	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	70.4	48 of 168	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.8	20 of 170	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	45 of 169	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.7	39 of 159	75.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	28 of 165	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.0	50 of 169	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	32 of 169	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	41 of 164	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	28 of 158	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	35 of 129	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%

English Language Arts54%

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

excellent School, Great caring Teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Ranger School

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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
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%)	78.5	34^th of 166 public elementary schools	79.5%		75.5	42^nd of 166 public elementary schools	74.7%	8		63.0	43.9					54.0	82.6	36.6					60.9	$18,586	$84	$18,502
Fort Barton School	Public	K-4	99 Lawton Avenue	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 624-6114	133	12	11.0	24.1%	117 (88.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	94.3	8^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.2%		94	8^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.2%			73.0	56.0					66.1	73.0	64.0					69.4	$22,862	$115	$22,748
Pocasset School	Public	PK, KG-4	242 Main Road	Tiverton	02878	Newport County	Tiverton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 624-6654	210	13	16.1	42.4%	165 (78.6%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	73.6	43^rd of 166 public elementary schools	74.1%		87.5	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%	23		36.0	51.1					45.7	72.0	45.5					55.1	$25,582	$1,752	$23,831
Howard Hathaway School	Public	K-4	53 Tallman Avenue	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-0500	409	30	13.6	24.0%	322 (78.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	89	17^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.6	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%	12		51.3	64.9					58.0	60.0	74.4					67.1	$16,737	$1,254	$15,484
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%)	77	38^th of 166 public elementary schools	77.1%		69.2	49^th of 166 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	40.9	54.2	51.2	56.8				54.1	41.7	57.1	43.2				47.0	$17,199	$1,538	$15,661
Melville School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 West Main Road	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-1650	316	26	12.1	15.8%	242 (76.6%)	6 (1.9%)	34 (10.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	94.9	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%			71.9	71.2					71.6	66.7	64.4					65.5	$19,924	$1,935	$17,989
Guiteras School	Public	2-5	35 Washington Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5932	123	13	9.4	40.7%	97 (78.9%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	61.9	58^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.1%		76.2	41^st of 166 public elementary schools	75.3%	17	32.3	60.0	51.9	30.0				47.1	46.7	37.0	32.3				38.6	$17,661	$832	$16,830
Rockwell School	Public	K-5	1225 Hope Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5930	260	15	17.3	17.7%	229 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	87.4	19^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.6%		91.6	14^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.6%	5	57.4	52.1	51.4	66.0				56.9	47.9	65.7	83.0				65.4	$14,054	$400	$13,654
Hugh Cole School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Asylum Road	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 245-1460	517	39	13.2	45.6%	399 (77.2%)	11 (2.1%)	55 (10.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	67.6	53^rd of 166 public elementary schools	68.1%		54.7	63^rd of 166 public elementary schools	62.0%	10	44.3	47.9	39.1	46.8				44.8	35.1	36.2	55.7				42.8	$18,241	$1,891	$16,350
Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	28 Commons	Little Compton	02837	Newport County	Little Compton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 592-0363	216	29	7.4	18.1%	194 (89.8%)	11 (5.1%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98.5	1^st of 166 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	2^nd of 166 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	72.0	73.7	74.1	82.6	77.3	71.4	81.5	77.0	68.4	81.5	82.6	68.2	76.2	59.3	72.7	$29,105	$937	$28,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Ranger School

Is Ranger School a good school?

Ranger School ranks 34^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ranger School in?

Tiverton

What is the racial makeup of Ranger School?

Students at Ranger School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ranger School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Ranger School.

What schools do graduates of Ranger School attend?

Students who attend Ranger School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tiverton Middle School
High : Tiverton High School

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