Summary:
ZIP code 02863 has nine schools: five classified as elementary, three as middle, and one high school, offering options from elementary through high school. Across the eight schools outside the high-school category, the 2025–26 unweighted averages were 16.6% in ELA and 16.4% in math, compared with state results of 33.1% and 31.9%. Results differ widely from school to school, and the clearest overall local standout is Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High.
Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High led the eight-school group in all-grade ELA (32.4%), math (32.1%) and science (22.0%); its math was 0.2 points above the state result, while its ELA was 0.7 points below. At the lower end, Veterans Memorial Elementary had the lowest ELA (9.0%) and science (under 5%), while Calcutt Middle School had the lowest math (9.6%). That means local ELA and math results spanned 23.4 and 22.5 percentage points, respectively. Grade-level results add useful distinctions: The Learning Community was near the state in fifth-grade ELA (31.7% versus 31.1%), and Raices Dual Language Academy scored 29.2% in fifth-grade math, ahead of the other listed K–5 schools.
Recent changes were mixed rather than a consistent upward trend: the eight-school average rose 1.36 points in ELA from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while math dipped 0.40 points. Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High remained the local math leader despite a 10.2-point decline; SchoolDigger gives it three stars and ranks it 33rd of 68 middle schools. Other comparison factors do not simply match scores: Ella Risk School has a lower student–teacher ratio than Blackstone Valley Prep (11.1 versus 13.4), but lower all-grade results, while Blackstone Valley Prep has the lower listed free/reduced-lunch rate (80.5% versus 98.41% at Raices Upper Dual Language Academy). These figures are useful comparisons, not explanations of results, and schools serve different grade spans.
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