New RI School Rankings Released: See Which Elementary Schools Top U.S. News List

Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools in Little Compton is the best public elementary school in Rhode Island, according to a new ranking Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2027 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on the latest publicly available data from state education agencies by RTI International, alongside data from the U.S. Department of Education. In the past, the state reports weren’t part of the methodology.

The data from the state agencies provides a more comprehensive assessment of student performance in reading and mathematics across all proficiency levels while continuing to account for student background and absolute performance on state assessments.

“By incorporating direct state data across all proficiency levels, the 2027 rankings offer a richer, more complete picture of how elementary and middle schools are driving student growth,” Eric Brooks, U.S. News director of education data analysis, said in a news release.

Elementary schools are those offering either pre-K-5 or pre-K-6 education. For schools that have a wider grade span, only tests through fifth grade were considered. The report includes 46,000 public elementary schools ranked at the state and district levels. Charter schools are a stand-alone category.

The top 25 public elementary schools in Rhode Island are:

1. Wilbur and McMahon Schools
2. Ashaway Elementary School
3. Narragansett Elementary
4. Community School
5. Sowams Elementary School
6. Jamestown School-Melrose
7. Fort Barton School
8. Pocasset School
9. Washington Oak School
10. Myron J. Francis Elementary
11. Melville School
12. Nayatt School
13. Lincoln Central Elementary
14. Primrose Hill School
15. Rockwell School
16. James H. Eldredge School
17. Kingston Hill Academy
18. Richmond Elementary School
19. Fishing Cove Elementary School
20. Hamilton School
21. Vartan Gregorian Elementary School
22. Howard Hathaway School
23. Francis J. Varieur School
24. Forest Park Elementary School
25. Stony Lane Elementary School

See also:

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