Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02822

ZIP code 02822 has two elementary schools in the Exeter-West Greenwich district: Wawaloam School, serving kindergarten through grade 1, and Metcalf School, serving grades 2–6. The schools have similar student–teacher ratios, but only Metcalf has test results in the supplied data, so achievement cannot be compared between them. The most important finding is that Metcalf’s reported proficiency is substantially above Rhode Island’s statewide results in ELA, math, and science.

Metcalf stands out for strong results against the state: its all-grades proficiency was 49.9% in ELA, 46.7% in math, and 45.2% in science—16.8, 14.8, and 14.1 percentage points above state results, respectively. It was not ahead of its district in every subject: Metcalf was 1.4 points below the district in ELA and 4.2 points below in science, but 1.7 points above in math. Grade 5 was a relative low point, with proficiency of 41.7% in ELA and 40.9% in math, though both remained above state results. Wawaloam has no results supplied, so it cannot fairly be placed above or below Metcalf on achievement.

Metcalf’s results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 5.4 points, math 2.1, and science 5.8. SchoolDigger also raised Metcalf’s ranking from 51st of 166 Rhode Island schools (69th percentile) to 31st of 163 (81st percentile), with four stars; it ranks the district 12th of 61, also with four stars. The schools’ ratios are nearly identical—12.7 at Metcalf and 12.6 at Wawaloam—while Metcalf has 522 students versus Wawaloam’s 215. Reported free/reduced-lunch rates are 25.1% and 19.53%, respectively, and per-student spending is $17,663 at Metcalf and $20,241 at Wawaloam.