Best Elementary Schools in Rhode Island
The top 49 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Rhode Island, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 68%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community School | Cumberland, RI | 654 | 76% |
| 2 | Washington Oak School | Coventry, RI | 625 | 65% |
| 3 | North Smithfield Elementary | North Smithfield, RI | 573 | 73% |
| 4 | Hampden Meadows School | Barrington, RI | 484 | 64% |
| 5 | Hamilton School | North Kingstown, RI | 423 | 64% |
| 6 | Lincoln Central Elem. | Lincoln, RI | 415 | 76% |
| 7 | Garvin Memorial | Cumberland, RI | 410 | 63% |
| 8 | Richmond Elementary School | Wyoming, RI | 405 | 65% |
| 9 | Primrose Hill School | Barrington, RI | 375 | 62% |
| 10 | Stony Lane El. School | North Kingstown, RI | 375 | 71% |
| 11 | Narragansett Elementary | Narragansett, RI | 343 | 70% |
| 12 | Nayatt School | Barrington, RI | 338 | 64% |
| 13 | Fogarty Memorial | North Scituate, RI | 336 | 72% |
| 14 | Raymond LaPerche School | Smithfield, RI | 330 | 73% |
| 15 | Western Coventry School | Coventry, RI | 330 | 70% |
| 16 | Melville School | Portsmouth, RI | 328 | 63% |
| 17 | Fishing Cove El. School | North Kingstown, RI | 325 | 67% |
| 18 | Meadowbrook Farms School | East Greenwich, RI | 325 | 72% |
| 19 | Aquidneck School | Middletown, RI | 318 | 71% |
| 20 | Sherman School | Warwick, RI | 316 | 65% |
| 21 | Cedar Hill School | Warwick, RI | 310 | 64% |
| 22 | West Kingston School | West Kingston, RI | 306 | 64% |
| 23 | Ashton School | Cumberland, RI | 295 | 73% |
| 24 | Frenchtown School | East Greenwich, RI | 294 | 67% |
| 25 | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley, RI | 293 | 71% |
| 26 | James H. Eldredge School | East Greenwich, RI | 287 | 68% |
| 27 | Holliman School | Warwick, RI | 282 | 62% |
| 28 | Forest Avenue School | Middletown, RI | 281 | 62% |
| 29 | Glen Hills School | Cranston, RI | 276 | 63% |
| 30 | Oak Lawn School | Cranston, RI | 271 | 69% |
| 31 | Greenwood School | Warwick, RI | 265 | 67% |
| 32 | Rockwell School | Bristol, RI | 264 | 76% |
| 33 | George Hanaford School | East Greenwich, RI | 263 | 71% |
| 34 | Forest Park El. School | North Kingstown, RI | 260 | 68% |
| 35 | Kingston Hill Academy | Saunderstown, RI | 260 | 68% |
| 36 | Sowams Elementary School | Barrington, RI | 257 | 65% |
| 37 | State Street School | Westerly, RI | 255 | 63% |
| 38 | Charlestown Elementary School | Charlestown, RI | 237 | 73% |
| 39 | Guiteras School | Bristol, RI | 234 | 63% |
| 40 | Old County Road School | Smithfield, RI | 229 | 63% |
| 41 | North Scituate School | North Scituate, RI | 226 | 71% |
| 42 | Centredale School | North Providence, RI | 224 | 64% |
| 43 | Jamestown School-Melrose | Jamestown, RI | 224 | 63% |
| 44 | Scott School | Warwick, RI | 207 | 65% |
| 45 | Ashaway Elementary School | Ashaway, RI | 195 | 69% |
| 46 | Wawaloam School | Exeter, RI | 191 | 74% |
| 47 | Fort Barton School | Tiverton, RI | 190 | 72% |
| 48 | Hope School | Hope, RI | 186 | 69% |
| 49 | Clayville School | Clayville, RI | 142 | 64% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best elementary school in Rhode Island?
The largest elementary school in Rhode Island is Community School in Cumberland with 654 students and a 76% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many elementary schools are in Rhode Island?
This page shows the top 49 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Rhode Island by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.