Best Schools for White Students in Rhode Island (2026)
These are the Rhode Island public schools where white 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 white 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 | Rockwell School Bristol | 82% | 72% | 117 | A |
| 2 | Hamilton School North Kingstown | 77% | 72% | 157 | B+ |
| 3 | Community School Cumberland | 77% | 72% | 265 | A+ |
| 4 | Ashaway Elementary School Ashaway | 77% | 72% | 68 | A+ |
| 5 | Nayatt School Barrington | 72% | 77% | 66 | A+ |
| 6 | Charlestown Elementary School Charlestown | 77% | 67% | 87 | A+ |
| 7 | Kingston Hill Academy Saunderstown | 72% | 72% | 86 | A+ |
| 8 | Jamestown School-Melrose Jamestown | 67% | 72% | 89 | A+ |
| 9 | Primrose Hill School Barrington | 75% | 65% | 60 | A+ |
| 10 | Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley | 67% | 67% | 79 | A+ |
| 11 | Edward S. Rhodes School Cranston | 72% | 62% | 61 | C |
| 12 | James H. Eldredge School East Greenwich | 72% | 62% | 257 | B+ |
| 13 | Lincoln Central Elem. Lincoln | 67% | 67% | 178 | B+ |
| 14 | State Street School Westerly | 67% | 67% | 97 | A+ |
| 15 | Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2 Cumberland | 65% | 65% | 51 | B |
| 16 | Guiteras School Bristol | 67% | 62% | 102 | A |
| 17 | North Smithfield Elementary North Smithfield | 67% | 62% | 81 | A+ |
| 18 | Ranger School Tiverton | 72% | 57% | 77 | A+ |
| 19 | Richmond Elementary School Wyoming | 67% | 57% | 140 | A+ |
| 20 | Ashton School Cumberland | 72% | 52% | 98 | B |
| 21 | George Hanaford School East Greenwich | 67% | 57% | 203 | B |
| 22 | Fogarty Memorial North Scituate | 62% | 62% | 163 | A |
| 23 | West Glocester Elementary Chepachet | 72% | 52% | 105 | A+ |
| 24 | Fishing Cove El. School North Kingstown | 67% | 57% | 92 | A+ |
| 25 | Melville School Portsmouth | 67% | 57% | 95 | A+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrington Middle School Barrington | 80% | 68% | 697 | A+ |
| 2 | North Cumberland Middle Cumberland | 78% | 67% | 548 | A+ |
| 3 | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Woonsocket | 75% | 65% | 31 | C |
| 4 | Wickford Middle School North Kingstown | 74% | 61% | 340 | A+ |
| 5 | Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E Lincoln | 67% | 67% | 65 | A |
| 6 | Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High Central Falls | 57% | 67% | 96 | A |
| 7 | Broad Rock Middle School Wakefield | 62% | 59% | 367 | A+ |
| 8 | Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr. West Greenwich | 72% | 47% | 246 | A+ |
| 9 | Jamestown School-Lawn Jamestown | 62% | 57% | 216 | A+ |
| 10 | North Smithfield MS North Smithfield | 64% | 48% | 318 | A |
| 11 | Archie R. Cole MS East Greenwich | 60% | 49% | 525 | A+ |
| 12 | The Compass School Kingston | 62% | 47% | 109 | B+ |
| 13 | Nathan Bishop Middle Providence | 57% | 47% | 132 | D |
| 14 | Portsmouth Middle School Portsmouth | 56% | 43% | 613 | A+ |
| 15 | Vincent J. Gallagher Middle Smithfield | 55% | 44% | 524 | B+ |
| 16 | Davisville Middle School North Kingstown | 50% | 48% | 424 | B+ |
| 17 | Narragansett Pier School Narragansett | 55% | 41% | 352 | A |
| 18 | Chariho Regional Middle School Wood River Junction | 56% | 40% | 848 | A |
| 19 | Wilbur and McMahon Schools Little Compton | 47% | 47% | 157 | A |
| 20 | Joseph L. McCourt MS Cumberland | 50% | 44% | 315 | B |
| 21 | Metcalf School Exeter | 44% | 48% | 404 | A |
| 22 | Westerly Middle School Westerly | 53% | 36% | 669 | B |
| 23 | Hope Highlands Middle School Cranston | 57% | 32% | 323 | A+ |
| 24 | Lincoln Middle School Lincoln | 39% | 46% | 624 | B |
| 25 | Scituate Middle School North Scituate | 52% | 32% | 294 | B+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical High School Providence | 98% | 87% | 67 | A+ |
| 2 | Barrington High School Barrington | 87% | 77% | 271 | A+ |
| 3 | East Greenwich High East Greenwich | 82% | 72% | 132 | A+ |
| 4 | South Kingstown High Wakefield | 82% | 67% | 188 | A+ |
| 5 | North Kingstown Sr. High North Kingstown | 83% | 62% | 309 | A+ |
| 6 | The Greene School West Greenwich | 90% | 50% | 30 | B+ |
| 7 | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional West Greenwich | 77% | 62% | 115 | A+ |
| 8 | Portsmouth High School Portsmouth | 77% | 57% | 220 | A+ |
| 9 | Chariho High School Wood River Junction | 72% | 52% | 226 | A |
| 10 | Cumberland High School Cumberland | 72% | 47% | 275 | B+ |
| 11 | Block Island School Block Island | 75% | 45% | 50 | B+ |
| 12 | North Smitfield HS North Smithfield | 67% | 52% | 109 | A |
| 13 | Jacqueline M. Walsh School Pawtucket | 70% | 50% | 27 | B+ |
| 14 | Smithfield High School Smithfield | 67% | 52% | 158 | A |
| 15 | Westerly High School Westerly | 67% | 47% | 154 | B+ |
| 16 | Tiverton High School Tiverton | 67% | 47% | 118 | A |
| 17 | Narragansett High School Narragansett | 67% | 47% | 82 | A |
| 18 | Lincoln Senior High School Lincoln | 72% | 42% | 186 | A |
| 19 | Mt. Hope High School Bristol | 72% | 42% | 179 | B+ |
| 20 | Scituate High School North Scituate | 67% | 42% | 89 | A |
| 21 | Rogers High School Newport | 65% | 45% | 57 | C |
| 22 | Middletown High School Middletown | 67% | 42% | 122 | B |
| 23 | Cranston High School West Cranston | 67% | 32% | 262 | B+ |
| 24 | Coventry High School Coventry | 60% | 39% | 330 | B+ |
| 25 | Ponaganset High School North Scituate | 57% | 37% | 152 | B+ |
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