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Towns with the best schools in Rhode Island

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 27 towns in Rhode Island with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Narragansett ranks first with a score of 81. East Greenwich and Barrington follow, with 70 and 69. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Narragansett, Washington County 81 23.7%31.3% 14,494
2 East Greenwich, Kent County 70 61.0%4.4% 14,554
3 Barrington, Bristol County 69 83.6%0.1% 17,126
4 Portsmouth, Newport County 63 66.7%0.0% 17,644
5 North Kingstown, Washington County 62 36.0%5.5% 27,859
6 Westerly, Washington County 53 39.8%1.2% 23,333
7 Cumberland, Providence County 53 38.6%3.0% 36,820
8 Lincoln, Providence County 52 38.8%0.5% 22,864
9 Smithfield, Providence County 52 14.5%0.6% 22,233
10 North Smithfield, Providence County 51 19.9%0.8% 12,708
11 Tiverton, Newport County 50 46.9%0.8% 16,189
12 West Greenwich, Kent County 50 26.7%4.0% 6,647
13 Bristol, Bristol County 48 48.5%0.5% 22,220
14 Cranston, Providence County 47 17.7%7.3% 83,250
15 East Providence, Providence County 44 10.1%17.5% 47,281
16 Middletown, Newport County 44 53.2%0.8% 16,832
17 Coventry, Kent County 41 15.4%0.0% 35,907
18 North Providence, Providence County 40 22.3%0.7% 34,293
19 Johnston, Providence County 38 11.9%2.8% 29,835
20 Warwick, Kent County 36 19.9%2.5% 83,175
21 Newport, Newport County 32 18.0%0.5% 24,874
22 Woonsocket, Providence County 32 25.4%0.6% 43,521
23 Providence, Providence County 31 18.8%4.6% 191,767
24 West Warwick, Kent County 30 15.6%0.0% 31,173
25 Pawtucket, Providence County 29 12.2%3.0% 75,893

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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