Rhode Island · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best School Districts in Rhode Island
Top 36 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
- 36
- Districts ranked
- 129,417
- Students enrolled
- 38/100
- Avg quality score
- C-
- Top grade
The ranking in one line
Glocester in Chepachet leads Rhode Island's districts with an average school quality score of 50.5/100 across 2 schools.
- 50.5/100
- top district score (grade C-)
- 2
- schools in Glocester
- 577
- students in the top district
- 38/100
- average across the top 36
| # | District | Grade | Avg Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glocester Chepachet | C- | 50.5 |
| 2 | Foster-Glocester North Scituate | D | 49 |
| 3 | Narragansett Narragansett | D | 48 |
| 4 | Barrington Barrington | D | 47.5 |
| 5 | Portsmouth Portsmouth | D | 47.5 |
| 6 | Scituate Clayville | D | 46.6 |
| 7 | East Greenwich East Greenwich | D | 46.3 |
| 8 | Smithfield Smithfield | D | 45.2 |
| 9 | Chariho Wood River Junction | D | 44.1 |
| 10 | North Kingstown North Kingstown | D | 42.9 |
| 11 | North Smithfield North Smithfield | D | 42.3 |
| 12 | South Kingstown Wakefield | D | 42.1 |
| 13 | Burrillville Harrisville | D | 41.2 |
| 14 | Cranston Cranston | F | 39.9 |
| 15 | Westerly Westerly | F | 39.7 |
| 16 | Highlander Providence | F | 39 |
| 17 | East Providence East Providence | F | 38.8 |
| 18 | Coventry Coventry | F | 38 |
| 19 | Lincoln Lincoln | F | 37.8 |
| 20 | Johnston Johnston | F | 37.6 |
| 21 | Cumberland Cumberland | F | 37.1 |
| 22 | Middletown Middletown | F | 35.8 |
| 23 | Tiverton Tiverton | F | 34.6 |
| 24 | Exeter-West Greenwich West Greenwich | F | 33.2 |
| 25 | Achievement First Rhode Island Providence | F | 33.1 |
| 26 | Newport Newport | F | 32 |
| 27 | Bristol Warren Bristol | F | 31.7 |
| 28 | Blackstone Valley Prep a Ri Mayoral Academy Cumberland | F | 31.2 |
| 29 | North Providence North Providence | F | 30.8 |
| 30 | Pawtucket Pawtucket | F | 30.4 |
| 31 | Paul Cuffee Charter Sch Providence | F | 30.3 |
| 32 | Central Falls Central Falls | F | 29.1 |
| 33 | West Warwick West Warwick | F | 28 |
| 34 | Woonsocket Woonsocket | F | 26.8 |
| 35 | Providence Providence | F | 25.8 |
| 36 | Warwick Warwick | F | 25.6 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best school districts in Rhode Island? ▼
The top-ranked district in Rhode Island is Glocester in Chepachet with 577 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 50.5/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Rhode Island? ▼
Rhode Island has 36+ school districts serving 135,978 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.
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Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.