Summary:
Zip code 02898 has one listed elementary school, Richmond Elementary School, serving grades K–4 with 371 students. Its 2025–26 results show stronger proficiency in mathematics than in ELA, and both subjects are above Rhode Island rates. Most importantly, Richmond outperformed both Chariho and the state in both subjects.
There is no local school-to-school top or bottom: Richmond is the only school in the list. Its largest advantage is in mathematics: 52.0% of students were proficient, compared with 43.9% in Chariho and 31.9% statewide—8.1 and 20.1 percentage points higher. In ELA, 47.2% were proficient, 2.5 points above the district and 14.1 above the state. Grade 3 and grade 4 results also exceeded state rates in both subjects; the widest grade-specific state gap was 18.0 points in grade 4 mathematics.
Results changed in different directions from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA fell from 55.5% to 47.2%, while mathematics rose from 48.9% to 52.0%. SchoolDigger ranks Richmond 35th of 163 schools, in the 79th percentile, and gives it four stars; its rank improved from 42nd and the 75th percentile in 2024–25, but remains below its 2023–24 position of 19th and 89th percentile. The school’s student–teacher ratio is 13.2, reported free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31.27%, and per-student spending is $18,803. These figures describe the school’s context, but the available data do not show that they explain its results or allow comparisons with another local school.
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