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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02865

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At a glance

Schools

4,038

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLincoln Central Elementary8^th of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lonsdale Elementary up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Davies Career-Technical High School 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 02865 has seven schools in the data: three elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools, covering elementary through high school. Their results show both strong performances and clear differences among schools and subjects. The biggest contrast is in elementary math: proficiency ranges from 38.9% at Saylesville Elementary to 70.1% at Lincoln Central Elementary, a 31.2-point gap.

Lincoln Central is the clearest elementary standout, leading its peers in ELA (63.2%), math (70.1%) and science (61.7%); its results are 30.1 to 38.2 points above state figures. Saylesville is lowest in elementary ELA (40.3%) and math (38.9%), but its science score of 48.1% is 17 points above the state result. Among middle schools, Lincoln Middle School leads Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E in all-grade ELA, math and science by 2.9 to 9.2 points. At high schools, Davies Career-Technical High School leads in grade 11 science and grade 10 PSAT ELA, while Lincoln Senior High School leads in the other listed tests, including SAT math by 19.6 points.

Recent results are mixed rather than moving uniformly upward: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, science proficiency rose 18.5 points at Davies and 11 points at Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E, while Lincoln Senior fell 3.9 points. SchoolDigger rankings improved for Lonsdale Elementary (69th to 52nd) and Davies (25th to 16th); SchoolDigger currently gives Lonsdale three stars. Context measures also differ: elementary free/reduced-lunch rates are 12.74% at Central, 33.57% at Lonsdale and 35.26% at Saylesville, while student-teacher ratios range from 14.1 at Saylesville to 17.3 at Central. Because schools serve different grade spans, grade-specific comparisons are more useful where available.

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Ranking:

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Davies Career-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Davies Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 728-1500	898	76	11.8	58.9%	281 (31.3%)	162 (18.0%)	391 (43.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	70.5	16^th of 58 public high schools	72.4%		62.7	19^th of 60 public high schools	68.3%	3	79.6	35.8	64.3	18.4			64.1	64.1															$25,809	$1,691	$24,118
Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Public, Charter	5-6	3 Fairlawn Way	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 280-0673	380	25	15.2	73.9%	229 (60.3%)	124 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					31.8			31.8			33.2	29.6			31.4			31.2	32.8			32.0	$13,378	$797	$12,581
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	152 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-3400	773	48	16.1	38.3%	540 (69.9%)	56 (7.2%)	114 (14.7%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (3.9%)	67	21^st of 68 public middle schools	69.1%		68.5	17^th of 66 public middle schools	74.2%	4						34.7		34.7				38.1	45.6	38.0	40.6				36.4	39.0	45.4	40.1	$16,792	$375	$16,417
Lincoln Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1081 Great Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-2800	416	24	17.3	12.7%	342 (82.2%)	10 (2.4%)	30 (7.2%)	27 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	95.6	8^th of 163 public elementary schools	95.1%		96.9	4^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.6%	4					61.7			61.7	75.8	64.4	51.9				63.2	80.3	67.6	64.2				70.1	$14,055	$304	$13,750
Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	973	66	14.7	33.5%	726 (74.6%)	52 (5.3%)	116 (11.9%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	80.9	12^th of 58 public high schools	79.3%		84.2	9^th of 60 public high schools	85.0%	3	73.6	49.4	68.3	38.0			46.3	46.3															$18,465	$488	$17,977
Lonsdale Elementary	Public	K-5	270 River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 725-4200	286	18	15.8	33.6%	199 (69.6%)	22 (7.7%)	34 (11.9%)	15 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	66.6	52^nd of 163 public elementary schools	68.1%		58.9	61^st of 166 public elementary schools	63.3%	9					38.9			38.9	50.0	46.0	42.6				46.1	53.1	37.3	31.5				40.3	$16,056	$170	$15,886
Saylesville Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Woodland Street	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 723-5240	312	22	14.1	35.3%	214 (68.6%)	20 (6.4%)	45 (14.4%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.2%)	64	53^rd of 163 public elementary schools	67.5%		70.4	49^th of 166 public elementary schools	70.5%	4					48.1			48.1	37.5	43.8	39.6				40.3	39.6	40.4	37.0				38.9	$19,706	$781	$18,925

Cities Near Zip Code 02865

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lincoln	1.1 mi	7	19^th
Cumberland	2.24 mi	13	29^th
Central Falls	2.33 mi	10	49^th
Pawtucket	2.62 mi	19	45^th
North Providence	2.98 mi	9	43^rd

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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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