Best Schools for Low-income Students in Rhode Island (2026)
These are the Rhode Island public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achievement First Iluminar Cranston | 72% | 62% | 159 | A+ |
| 2 | Ashaway Elementary School Ashaway | 70% | 50% | 20 | A+ |
| 3 | Rockwell School Bristol | 50% | 70% | 21 | A |
| 4 | Kingston Hill Academy Saunderstown | 50% | 70% | 22 | A+ |
| 5 | Blackstone Valley Prep Element Cumberland | 70% | 50% | 30 | A+ |
| 6 | State Street School Westerly | 55% | 55% | 46 | A+ |
| 7 | Achievement First Providence Providence | 47% | 52% | 152 | B+ |
| 8 | North Smithfield Elementary North Smithfield | 50% | 50% | 26 | A+ |
| 9 | Ranger School Tiverton | 50% | 50% | 27 | A+ |
| 10 | Stadium School Cranston | 57% | 37% | 92 | B+ |
| 11 | Washington Oak School Coventry | 55% | 35% | 56 | A+ |
| 12 | Brown Avenue School Johnston | 55% | 35% | 39 | A |
| 13 | Garden City School Cranston | 55% | 35% | 42 | C+ |
| 14 | Northern Lincoln Elem. Manville | 52% | 32% | 92 | C+ |
| 15 | Charlestown Elementary School Charlestown | 50% | 30% | 27 | A+ |
| 16 | Ashton School Cumberland | 50% | 30% | 27 | B |
| 17 | Stony Lane El. School North Kingstown | 70% | 10% | 20 | A |
| 18 | Warwick Neck School Warwick | 55% | 25% | 44 | C |
| 19 | Stephen Olney School North Providence | 45% | 35% | 56 | D |
| 20 | Fishing Cove El. School North Kingstown | 55% | 25% | 36 | A+ |
| 21 | Guiteras School Bristol | 45% | 35% | 38 | A |
| 22 | Reservoir Avenue School Providence | 42% | 32% | 112 | B |
| 23 | B.F. Norton Elementary School Cumberland | 42% | 32% | 93 | C |
| 24 | Western Coventry School Coventry | 55% | 15% | 41 | C+ |
| 25 | Dunn's Corners School Westerly | 35% | 35% | 35 | A |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Woonsocket | 70% | 50% | 21 | C |
| 2 | Barrington Middle School Barrington | 65% | 45% | 35 | A+ |
| 3 | Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E Lincoln | 47% | 47% | 154 | A |
| 4 | Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High Central Falls | 47% | 47% | 230 | A |
| 5 | AF Providence Mayoral Middle Providence | 47% | 42% | 157 | B |
| 6 | Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr. West Greenwich | 55% | 25% | 45 | A+ |
| 7 | North Smithfield MS North Smithfield | 47% | 27% | 91 | A |
| 8 | The Learning Community Central Falls | 39% | 30% | 307 | C+ |
| 9 | Wickford Middle School North Kingstown | 45% | 25% | 54 | A+ |
| 10 | North Cumberland Middle Cumberland | 45% | 25% | 51 | A+ |
| 11 | Birchwood Middle School North Providence | 42% | 22% | 193 | B+ |
| 12 | Wilbur and McMahon Schools Little Compton | 50% | 10% | 25 | A |
| 13 | Dr. Edward Ricci School North Providence | 37% | 22% | 215 | B |
| 14 | Vincent J. Gallagher Middle Smithfield | 37% | 22% | 100 | B+ |
| 15 | Chariho Regional Middle School Wood River Junction | 37% | 22% | 191 | A |
| 16 | Western Hills Middle School Cranston | 32% | 22% | 229 | C |
| 17 | Metcalf School Exeter | 27% | 27% | 87 | A |
| 18 | Narragansett Pier School Narragansett | 32% | 22% | 75 | A |
| 19 | Portsmouth Middle School Portsmouth | 32% | 22% | 120 | A+ |
| 20 | Westerly Middle School Westerly | 37% | 17% | 285 | B |
| 21 | Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov Coventry | 31% | 20% | 308 | B+ |
| 22 | Paul Cuffee Middle School Providence | 27% | 22% | 144 | B |
| 23 | Joseph L. McCourt MS Cumberland | 27% | 22% | 164 | B |
| 24 | Lincoln Middle School Lincoln | 22% | 27% | 199 | B |
| 25 | Tiverton Middle School Tiverton | 27% | 22% | 147 | B |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical High School Providence | 87% | 67% | 146 | A+ |
| 2 | Jacqueline M. Walsh School Pawtucket | 70% | 30% | 27 | B+ |
| 3 | North Kingstown Sr. High North Kingstown | 55% | 35% | 50 | A+ |
| 4 | Lincoln Senior High School Lincoln | 65% | 25% | 41 | A |
| 5 | Mt. Hope High School Bristol | 55% | 35% | 54 | B+ |
| 6 | Blackstone Valley Prep High Cumberland | 52% | 32% | 70 | B |
| 7 | Smithfield High School Smithfield | 50% | 30% | 23 | A |
| 8 | Chariho High School Wood River Junction | 50% | 30% | 26 | A |
| 9 | Portsmouth High School Portsmouth | 45% | 35% | 37 | A+ |
| 10 | Burrillville High School Harrisville | 55% | 25% | 42 | B+ |
| 11 | Paul Cuffee Upper School Providence | 45% | 25% | 53 | C+ |
| 12 | Cumberland High School Cumberland | 45% | 25% | 57 | B+ |
| 13 | Ponaganset High School North Scituate | 45% | 25% | 33 | B+ |
| 14 | Cranston High School West Cranston | 42% | 22% | 65 | B+ |
| 15 | Coventry High School Coventry | 42% | 22% | 76 | B+ |
| 16 | Pilgrim High School Warwick | 42% | 17% | 103 | B |
| 17 | West Warwick High School West Warwick | 42% | 17% | 94 | C+ |
| 18 | Westerly High School Westerly | 35% | 25% | 52 | B+ |
| 19 | North Providence High North Providence | 37% | 17% | 92 | B |
| 20 | Middletown High School Middletown | 35% | 15% | 34 | B |
| 21 | Johnston Senior High Johnston | 37% | 12% | 80 | C+ |
| 22 | Davies Career-Tech High School Lincoln | 37% | 12% | 133 | C+ |
| 23 | Cranston High School East Cranston | 32% | 12% | 202 | C+ |
| 24 | BEACON Charter School Woonsocket | 30% | 10% | 24 | C+ |
| 25 | East Providence High East Providence | 32% | 8% | 150 | C+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology