U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 elementary and middle school rankings for each state, and Barrington Public Schools leads Rhode Island’s list with four rankings.
The digital media company used data from the U.S. Department of Education to create rankings of more than 70,000 public schools based on four metrics: math proficiency, reading comprehension, math achievement, and reading comprehension. The schools analyzed were then given a score based on a formula that took into account four criteria and socio-economic background.
Here are the complete rankings of Rhode Island schools:
Top 10 Elementary Schools in Rhode Island
Here are the 10 best elementary schools in Rhode Island for 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Nayat School (K-3) – Barrington Community School (K-5) – Cumberland Jamestown School – Melrose (PK-4) – Jamestown Kraybill School (PK-5) – Kraybill Sowams Elementary School (K-3) ) – Barrington Lincoln Central Elementary School (K-5) 5) – Lincoln Raymond LaPerche School (PK-5) – Smithfield Forest Park Elementary School (K-5) – North Kingstown Primrose Hill School (PK-3) – Barrington Hamilton School (K-5) – North Kingstown
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Top 10 middle schools in Rhode Island
Here are the top 10 middle schools in Rhode Island for 2025, according to US News & World Report.
Barrington Middle School (6-8) – Barrington Wickford Middle School (6-8) – North Kingstown Archie R. Cole Middle School (6-8) – East Greenwich North Cumberland Middle School (6-8) – Cumberland Jamestown School Loan (5-8) ) – Jamestown North Smithfield Middle School (5-8) – North Smithfield Narragansett Pier School (5-8) – Narragansett Exeter West Greenwich Regional Middle School (7-8) – West Greenwich Portsmouth Middle School (5-8) – Portsmouth Lincoln Middle School (6-8) – Lincoln
