Schools in Zip Code 02817

Zip code 02817 has three schools: two high schools serving grades 9–12 and a junior high serving grades 7–8. The schools’ 2025–26 results are generally above state proficiency rates in English language arts and science, while mathematics—especially at one high school—is the clearest concern. The junior high also posts strong results, exceeding state rates by 10.3 to 20.9 percentage points across its reported subjects. The most important difference for families comparing high schools is that Exeter-West Greenwich Regional outperforms The Greene School on every subject and grade they both report, with the largest gap in 11th-grade mathematics.

Exeter-West Greenwich Regional stands out among the high schools: its 2025–26 proficiency rates are 58.9% in 11th-grade science, 69.4% in SAT English language arts, and 33.3% in SAT mathematics, all above state results. Its advantage over The Greene School ranges from 2.8 points in 10th-grade PSAT English language arts to more than 28.3 points in SAT mathematics. Greene’s results are not uniformly weak: its English language arts rates exceed the state, but its SAT mathematics proficiency is under 5%, more than 18.5 points below the state’s 23.5%. The junior high’s 54.0% English language arts, 42.2% mathematics, and 45.9% science results are all above state rates.

Recent results are mixed rather than pointing to one shared trend: Exeter’s science and SAT mathematics improved year over year, while its English language arts results dipped; the junior high’s three reported results declined. Greene’s PSAT mathematics rebounded from 6.4% to 27.3%, nearly reaching the state’s 29.3%, even as its SAT mathematics fell from 21.7% to under 5%. SchoolDigger gives Exeter and the junior high four stars, ranking them at the 78th and 81st percentiles; Greene has three stars and ranks at the 62nd percentile. Exeter reports 452 students, an 11.5 student–teacher ratio, and a 23.23% free/reduced-lunch rate, compared with Greene’s 189 students, 14.5 ratio, and 45.5% rate; these are context, not explanations for results. Schools serve different grades and test populations, so cross-school comparisons are most useful when grades and tests match.