Rhode Island · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Rhode Island

The 50 public schools in Rhode Island with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

6.5:1
Best ratio
13.4:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Block Island School runs Rhode Island's smallest classes at 6.5:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 13.4:1.

6.5:1
smallest classes (Block Island School)
50
listed schools below the state average
13.4:1
Rhode Island average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Block Island School Block Island 126 6.5:1
2 Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools Little Compton 216 7.1:1
3 Jamestown School-Lawn Jamestown 189 8.9:1
4 Frank E. Thompson Middle Newport 499 9.1:1
5 Providence Career Technical Providence 759 9.2:1
6 Blackstone Valley Prep Element Cumberland 280 9.4:1
7 Westerly High School Westerly 650 9.7:1
8 Achievement First Providence H Providence 458 9.7:1
9 Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2 Cumberland 426 9.7:1
10 Centredale School North Providence 221 9.7:1
11 Rogers High School Newport 599 9.9:1
12 Blackstone Valley Prep Cumberland 422 9.9:1
13 Nel/Cps Construction Career Cranston 176 9.9:1
14 Highlander Elementary Charter Providence 269 10.3:1
15 Trinity Academy Performing Art Providence 234 10.3:1
16 Lippitt School Warwick 223 10.3:1
17 James R. D. Oldham School Riverside 210 10.3:1
18 Highlander Secondary Charter S Warren 340 10.4:1
19 Paul Cuffee Upper School Providence 243 10.4:1
20 Old County Road School Smithfield 228 10.4:1
21 Silver Spring School East Providence 223 10.4:1
22 Emma G. Whiteknact School East Providence 216 10.4:1
23 Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High Central Falls 323 10.5:1
24 Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset North Kingstown 212 10.5:1
25 Claiborne Pell Elementary Newport 657 10.6:1
26 Wawaloam School Exeter 215 10.6:1
27 Fort Barton School Tiverton 133 10.6:1
28 Johnston Senior High Johnston 826 10.7:1
29 Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova Woonsocket 542 10.7:1
30 Alan Shawn Feinstein Ms of Cov Coventry 944 10.8:1
31 Tiverton Middle School Tiverton 499 10.8:1
32 Exeter-West Greenwich Regional West Greenwich 452 10.8:1
33 E-Cubed Academy Providence 338 10.8:1
34 Joseph L. Mccourt Ms Cumberland 482 10.9:1
35 Sarah Dyer Barnes School Johnston 266 10.9:1
36 Hope School Hope 163 10.9:1
37 Broad Rock Middle School Wakefield 554 11:1
38 Hugh B. Bain Middle School Cranston 527 11:1
39 Carl G. Lauro El. School Providence 475 11:1
40 Ella Risk School Central Falls 414 11:1
41 Scituate High School North Scituate 387 11:1
42 Westerly Middle School Westerly 639 11.1:1
43 G. Harold Hunt School Central Falls 162 11.1:1
44 Portsmouth Middle School Portsmouth 604 11.2:1
45 Tiverton High School Tiverton 430 11.2:1
46 Curvin-Mccabe School Pawtucket 353 11.2:1
47 Thornton School Johnston 340 11.2:1
48 Greystone School North Providence 303 11.2:1
49 Jamestown School-Melrose Jamestown 207 11.2:1
50 South Kingstown High Wakefield 688 11.3:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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