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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02857

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At a glance

Schools

556

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFogarty Memorial15^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Fogarty Memorial up 13 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 02857 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Fogarty Memorial and North Scituate School. Based on the available data, Fogarty Memorial stands out as the higher-performing school, consistently achieving stronger academic outcomes, lower free/reduced lunch rates, and higher per-student spending compared to North Scituate School.

Fogarty Memorial is ranked significantly higher than North Scituate in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, placing in the top 15-28 elementary schools in Rhode Island over the past few years. The school has consistently higher proficiency rates on the RICAS English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with 51.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 66.9% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, well above the state averages. Fogarty Memorial also outperformed the Glocester district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

In contrast, North Scituate School had lower proficiency rates than the Scituate district and state averages in most cases. The school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch at 18.26%, compared to 9.52% at Fogarty Memorial. Additionally, Fogarty Memorial spends more per student ($16,818) than North Scituate ($16,158).

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fogarty Memorial	Public	K-5	736 Snake Hill Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-6211	318	21	15.1	17.6%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	89.1	15^th of 166 public elementary schools	91.0%		85	28^th of 166 public elementary schools	83.1%	13	61.0	54.0	44.0	55.9	51.7	63.5	72.0	66.1	66.9	$18,550	$1,484	$17,065
North Scituate School	Public	K-5	46 Institute Lane	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4110	238	17	14.0	24.8%	234 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.7	57^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.7%		85.2	26^th of 166 public elementary schools	84.3%	31	48.8	46.2	32.6	29.3	35.8	43.6	45.5	53.7	47.6	$15,991	$279	$15,712

Cities Near Zip Code 02857

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Scituate	1.24 mi	6	25^th
Clayville	4.52 mi	1	31^st
Johnston	4.82 mi	8	44^th
Foster	4.89 mi	1	42^nd
Smithfield	5.99 mi	5	18^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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