Summary:
ZIP code 02917 includes five schools in the Smithfield area, serving 2,348 students across three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Overall, the elementary and middle schools post results above state proficiency in ELA, math and science; the three elementary schools average 46.8% in ELA, 50.3% in math and 42.5% in science, compared with state results of 33.1%, 31.9% and 31.1%. The clearest area-wide strength is elementary math, averaging 18.4 percentage points above the state.
Different schools lead in different subjects. Pleasant View Elementary School has the highest elementary math result, 52.7%, while Old County Road School leads elementary ELA at 49.2%. Raymond LaPerche School leads elementary science at 44.4%, but has the lowest elementary all-grades ELA (43.4%) and math (47.9%). Vincent J. Gallagher Middle stands out in science at 49.7%, 18.6 points above the state. Smithfield High School reports a 96.0% graduation rate, 10.5 points above the state; its 11th-grade ELA and math results are also above state, while science is only 0.6 points higher.
Recent elementary results show a clear split by subject: average ELA fell 7.5 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, science rose 10.4 points, and math dipped just 0.6. SchoolDigger rankings improved at Old County Road, from 75th to 33rd among state elementary schools, and at Pleasant View, from 38th to 34th; LaPerche moved from 31st to 45th, while Gallagher shifted from 12th to 15th and Smithfield High from 16th to 17th. School contexts also differ: Pleasant View has 552 students, a 15.7 student–teacher ratio and a 13.95% free/reduced-lunch rate; Old County Road has 228 students, a 10.3 ratio and a 34.65% rate, while LaPerche falls between them on enrollment and ratio and leads science. These context measures do not by themselves explain results, and rankings reflect relative placement rather than proficiency-point changes.
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