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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02852

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At a glance

Schools

3,748

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedHamilton School6^th of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 02852 includes eight schools in North Kingstown: five elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. In 2025–2026, the seven elementary and middle schools averaged 20.9 percentage points above the state in ELA, 21.9 points above in math and 18.4 points above in science; the high school also exceeded state results on each reported measure. The biggest difference for families to know is that elementary-school results vary much more from school to school than middle-school results do.

Hamilton School leads elementary ELA and math, with 70.3% and 67.7% proficiency—19.4 and 15.8 points above the average of the other four elementary schools. Stony Lane Elementary School leads elementary science at 65.5%, 18.6 points above those schools’ average; SchoolDigger ranks them 6th and 13th of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools, respectively. At the other end, Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset has the lowest elementary scores in all three subjects and is 5.6 points below the state in math. Its ELA, math and science results are 23.1, 36.0 and 20.7 points below the other elementary schools’ average. The two middle schools are much closer, within 3.8 points in every subject. North Kingstown Senior High is above the state in all reported measures, including 75.4% SAT ELA and 59.5% PSAT10 math.

Recent changes are mixed rather than showing a uniform upward or downward trend: elementary and middle schools averaged a 1.7-point ELA decline, a 0.3-point math increase and a 2.9-point science decline from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Fishing Cove Elementary School fell in all three subjects, while science moved sharply in opposite directions at Stony Lane (+22.8 points) and Forest Park Elementary School (−20.9). SchoolDigger rankings improved for Hamilton (13th to 6th) and Henseler (102nd to 84th) between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while Fishing Cove moved from 23rd to 28th. Reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 10.96% at Hamilton to 65.09% at Henseler, and Henseler has the lowest reported student–teacher ratio, 8.8, alongside the lowest scores; these figures describe differences between schools but do not establish why scores differ. Year-to-year comparisons are school-level results, not matched student cohorts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	NGSA Science (2026)				RICAS English Language Arts (2026)							RICAS Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th Grade	NGSA Science 11th Grade	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
Davisville Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Street	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6300	477	41	11.6	36.9%	366 (76.7%)	22 (4.6%)	51 (10.7%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	84.6	11^th of 68 public middle schools	83.8%		80.9	13^th of 66 public middle schools	80.3%	2						48.6		48.6				51.0	53.8	50.0	51.8				47.4	46.4	53.5	48.8	$19,537	$610	$18,928
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Woodlawn Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 541-6380	264	21	12.5	24.6%	223 (84.5%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	87.2	20^th of 163 public elementary schools	87.7%		87	20^th of 166 public elementary schools	88.0%						43.2			43.2	62.5	65.3	43.2				58.2	56.3	74.0	51.4				61.5	$18,412	$835	$17,577
Hamilton School	Public	K-5	25 Salisbury Avenue	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6520	447	29	15.4	11.0%	380 (85.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	95.7	6^th of 163 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.5	5^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.0%	1					56.7			56.7	78.9	72.1	58.2				70.3	69.7	75.6	55.2				67.7	$16,119	$608	$15,511
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%)	89.6	4^th of 58 public high schools	93.1%		89.4	5^th of 60 public high schools	91.7%	1	81.9	59.5	75.4	43.8			53.5	53.5															$18,920	$304	$18,616
Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset	Public	K-5	166 Mark Drive	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 541-6360	212	24	8.8	65.1%	120 (56.6%)	18 (8.5%)	45 (21.2%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	45.3	84^th of 163 public elementary schools	48.5%		40.9	94^th of 166 public elementary schools	43.4%	10					34.1			34.1	33.3	38.9	36.6				36.3	19.4	32.4	26.8				26.3	$24,871	$2,394	$22,477
Stony Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Stony Lane	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6540	385	27	14.2	18.2%	337 (87.5%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (4.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	92.8	13^th of 163 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.8	21^st of 166 public elementary schools	87.3%	8					65.5			65.5	64.2	57.4	58.6				60.3	58.2	67.9	58.6				61.2	$15,376	$512	$14,864
Wickford Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Tower Hill Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6470	339	29	11.6	24.8%	283 (83.5%)	9 (2.7%)	28 (8.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	85.7	9^th of 68 public middle schools	86.8%		83.8	12^th of 66 public middle schools	81.8%	3						44.8		44.8				55.2	45.0	56.7	52.5				51.2	51.0	55.7	52.5	$19,423	$631	$18,792
Fishing Cove Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 Wickford Point Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 268-6580	346	23	15.0	31.2%	256 (74.0%)	8 (2.3%)	39 (11.3%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	83	28^th of 163 public elementary schools	82.8%		95.1	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%	22					53.8			53.8	45.0	60.0	43.4				48.9	43.9	72.5	59.6				58.6	$22,598	$1,356	$21,242

Cities Near Zip Code 02852

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Kingstown	1.02 mi	9	13^th
East Greenwich	3.54 mi	6	5^th
Saunderstown	6.39 mi	1	4^th
West Warwick	6.76 mi	6	48^th
Kingston	6.8 mi	1	12^th

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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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