Summary:
Zip code 02921 includes two public schools in Cranston: Orchard Farms Elementary School (K–5) and Hope Highlands Middle School (grades 6–8), with 810 students combined and no high school in the list. Both schools’ 2025–26 all-grades proficiency rates are above the state’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest takeaway is that both schools outperform the state overall, but their strongest subjects differ.
Orchard Farms leads in ELA and math, with 46.8% proficient in ELA and 50.7% in math, compared with 39.9% and 42.4% at Hope Highlands—advantages of 6.9 and 8.3 percentage points. Hope Highlands is the science leader at 46.8%, 11.6 points above Orchard Farms’ 35.2%. Both are above the state in every subject; Orchard Farms has its largest state advantage in math (+18.8 points), while Hope Highlands’ is in science (+15.7). Grade results add useful detail: math is especially strong in grade 4 at Orchard Farms (+28 points versus the state) and grade 8 at Hope Highlands (+23.9), but the advantage is smaller in some other grades.
Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Orchard Farms declined in all three subjects, most notably in science (−12.7 points), while Hope Highlands improved in math (+5.3) and science (+7.8) but fell in ELA (−2.3). SchoolDigger ranks both above the midpoint of their categories: Orchard Farms is 39th of 163 elementary schools (76th percentile), and Hope Highlands is 20th of 68 middle schools (71st percentile); their recent percentiles have fluctuated rather than rising steadily. Orchard Farms has a 14.3 student–teacher ratio and 16.44% free/reduced-lunch rate, versus 13 and 19.4% at Hope Highlands; these figures provide context, not a consistent guide to which school leads by subject. Since the schools serve different grades, their all-grades rates are broad comparisons, and state results for 2024–25 are not provided.
Thank you for your feedback!