Rhode Island · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Rhode Island

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
58/100
Top score
C
Top grade
50/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Fogarty Memorial in North Scituate is Rhode Island's top-resourced public school, scoring 58/100 on the NCES resource index.

58/100
top score (grade C)
6
schools at the top grade (C)
50/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Fogarty Memorial North Scituate C 58
2 Dr. Jorge Alvarez Hs Providence C 57
3 Ponaganset Middle School North Scituate C 57
4 Narragansett Pier School Narragansett C 57
5 Portsmouth Middle School Portsmouth C 55
6 Charlestown Elementary School Charlestown C 55
7 Nel/Cps Construction Career Cranston C- 54
8 Oak Lawn School Cranston C- 53
9 Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools Little Compton C- 53
10 Early Childhood Center Johnston C- 53
11 Jamestown School-Lawn Jamestown C- 53
12 Barrington High School Barrington C- 52
13 Sarah Dyer Barnes School Johnston C- 52
14 Forest Park El. School North Kingstown C- 52
15 East Greenwich High East Greenwich C- 51
16 Hope High School Providence C- 50
17 Barrington Middle School Barrington C- 50
18 Curtis Corner Middle School Wakefield C- 50
19 Wickford Middle School North Kingstown C- 50
20 Frenchtown School East Greenwich C- 50
21 Chariho Regional Middle School Wood River Junction D 49
22 Pleasant View Elementary Schoo Smithfield D 49
23 Hampden Meadows School Barrington D 49
24 Scituate High School North Scituate D 49
25 Richmond Elementary School Wyoming D 49
26 Nayatt School Barrington D 49
27 Narragansett Elementary Narragansett D 49
28 Melville School Portsmouth D 49
29 Dunn's Corners School Westerly D 49
30 Kent Heights School East Providence D 49
31 Capt. Isaac Paine El. School Foster D 49
32 North Smithfield Ms North Smithfield D 48
33 George Hanaford School East Greenwich D 48
34 Scituate Middle School North Scituate D 48
35 Jamestown School-Melrose Jamestown D 48
36 South Kingstown High Wakefield D 47
37 Orchard Farms El. School Cranston D 47
38 Peace Dale School Peace Dale D 47
39 Stony Lane El. School North Kingstown D 47
40 Kingston Hill Academy Saunderstown D 47
41 Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley D 47
42 Clayville School Clayville D 47
43 Mount Pleasant High Providence D 46
44 Smithfield High School Smithfield D 46
45 Rise Prep Mayoral Academy Woonsocket D 46
46 Lincoln Central Elem. Lincoln D 46
47 John J. Mclaughlin Cumberland Cumberland D 46
48 Meadowbrook Farms School East Greenwich D 46
49 Old County Road School Smithfield D 46
50 Jacqueline M. Walsh School Pawtucket D 46

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Rhode Island? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Rhode Island is Fogarty Memorial in North Scituate with a quality score of 58/100 (grade C). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

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. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.