Rhode Island · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Rhode Island

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Rhode Island, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Rhode Island schools listed here average 58.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 68 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

58.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 95.7%
highest rate (Sheila Skip Nowell): 68
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Sheila Skip Nowell Providence	187	Critical	95.7%
2	G. Harold Hunt School Central Falls	162	Critical	95.7%
3	Harry Kizirian Elementary Providence	434	Critical	93.5%
4	Central High School Providence	1,050	Critical	90.1%
5	Gilbert Stuart Middle School Providence	683	Critical	89.2%
6	Urban Collaborative Program Providence	145	Critical	87.6%
7	Calcutt Middle School Central Falls	476	Critical	82.8%
8	George J. West El. School Providence	502	Critical	81.7%
9	Veazie Street School Providence	440	Critical	81.6%
10	Carl G. Lauro El. School Providence	475	Critical	80.6%
11	Elizabeth Baldwin School Pawtucket	320	Critical	80.6%
12	E-Cubed Academy Providence	338	Critical	79.6%
13	Esek Hopkins Middle Providence	398	Critical	79.4%
14	Harris School Woonsocket	371	Critical	78.2%
15	Warwick Early Learning Center Warwick	207	Critical	76.8%
16	Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet Woonsocket	537	Critical	74.1%
17	Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova Woonsocket	542	Critical	73.4%
18	Charles E. Shea High School Pawtucket	770	Critical	71.8%
19	Charette Charter School Providence	168	Critical	69.6%
20	Asa Messer El. School Providence	557	Critical	68.6%
21	360 High School Providence	335	Critical	67.5%
22	Roger Williams Middle Providence	786	Critical	67.3%
23	Pleasant View School Providence	433	Critical	67.0%
24	Central Falls Sr High Central Falls	788	Critical	66.8%
25	Pothier-Citizens Elem Campus Woonsocket	669	Critical	66.5%
26	Flora S. Curtis School Pawtucket	331	Critical	66.5%
27	Highlander Secondary Charter S Warren	340	Critical	66.2%
28	Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods Providence	635	Critical	65.4%
29	Wakefield Hills El. School West Warwick	373	Critical	65.1%
30	The Greene School West Greenwich	189	Critical	64.0%
31	William E. Tolman High Pawtucket	995	Critical	63.9%
32	John F. Horgan School West Warwick	475	Critical	63.4%
33	Nathanael Greene Middle Providence	815	Critical	63.3%
34	Alan Shawn Feinstein Elem. Providence	277	Critical	62.1%
35	Governor Christopher Delsesto Providence	818	Critical	61.7%
36	Toll Gate High School Warwick	1,104	Critical	61.5%
37	Robertson School Warwick	259	Critical	59.8%
38	Scott School Warwick	189	Critical	59.3%
39	Greenbush Elementary School West Warwick	427	Critical	58.5%
40	Mildred E. Lineham School West Greenwich	84	Critical	58.3%
41	Pilgrim High School Warwick	1,137	Critical	57.9%
42	Mary E. Fogarty El. School Providence	430	Critical	57.7%
43	Martin Luther King El. School Providence	430	Critical	57.4%
44	John F. Deering Middle West Warwick	976	Critical	57.3%
45	Gaudet Middle School Middletown	431	Critical	57.3%
46	Chariho Alternative Learning a Wood River Junction	71	Critical	56.3%
47	Robert F. Kennedy El. School Providence	451	Critical	55.2%
48	Fallon Memorial School Pawtucket	520	Critical	55.0%
49	Rogers High School Newport	599	Critical	54.9%
50	Lillian Feinstein El. School Providence	429	Critical	54.8%
51	Village Green Virtual Providence	203	Critical	54.2%
52	Middletown High School Middletown	523	Critical	54.1%
53	Warwick Veterans Middle School Warwick	1,059	Critical	53.8%
54	Anthony Carnevale Elementary Providence	519	Critical	53.4%
55	Greenwood School Warwick	255	Critical	53.3%
56	Claiborne Pell Elementary Newport	657	Critical	52.4%
57	Highlander Elementary Charter Providence	269	Critical	52.4%
58	Achievement First Iluminar Cranston	465	Critical	52.3%
59	Nathan Bishop Middle Providence	719	Critical	52.2%
60	Kevin K. Coleman School Woonsocket	256	Critical	51.6%
61	Reservoir Avenue School Providence	289	Critical	51.2%
62	Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset North Kingstown	212	Critical	50.9%
63	Oakland Beach School Warwick	326	Critical	50.6%
64	Davies Career-Tech High School Lincoln	898	Critical	50.2%
65	West Broadway Middle School Providence	516	Critical	50.2%
66	Robert L. Bailey Iv Providence	444	Critical	50.2%
67	Cunningham School Pawtucket	355	Critical	50.1%
68	Veterans Memorial Elementary Central Falls	406	Critical	50.0%
69	International Charter School Pawtucket	377	High	49.9%
70	Samuel Slater Middle School Pawtucket	590	High	49.7%
71	Frank E. Thompson Middle Newport	499	High	49.5%
72	Cumberland Preschool Center Cumberland	109	High	48.6%
73	Winman Middle School Warwick	706	High	48.2%
74	Lippitt School Warwick	223	High	47.5%
75	Bernon Heights School Woonsocket	405	High	47.4%
76	Times2 Middle/High School Providence	383	High	47.3%
77	West Warwick High School West Warwick	1,081	High	46.9%
78	Blackstone Valley Prep Cumberland	422	High	46.9%
79	Wyman School Warwick	262	High	46.9%
80	Providence Career Technical Providence	759	High	46.8%
81	Paul Cuffee Upper School Providence	243	High	46.1%
82	Norwood School Warwick	265	High	46.0%
83	Achievement First Providence Providence	460	High	45.9%
84	Ella Risk School Central Falls	414	High	45.2%
85	Maisie E. Quinn School West Warwick	91	High	45.1%
86	Paul Cuffee Lower School Providence	358	High	45.0%
87	Hoxsie School Warwick	278	High	45.0%
88	Northern Lincoln Elem. Manville	495	High	44.6%
89	Af Providence Mayoral Middle Providence	405	High	44.4%
90	Edward R. Martin Middle Annex East Providence	100	High	44.0%
91	Dr. Edward Ricci School North Providence	378	High	43.9%
92	Centredale School North Providence	221	High	43.9%
93	East Providence High East Providence	1,691	High	43.5%
94	Agnes E. Little School Pawtucket	320	High	43.1%
95	R.I. School for the Deaf Providence	77	High	42.9%
96	Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr Providence	817	High	42.8%
97	Holliman School Warwick	280	High	42.5%
98	Alfred Lima Sr. El School Providence	662	High	41.8%
99	Kickemuit Middle School Warren	633	High	41.7%
100	The Learning Community Central Falls	569	High	41.7%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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