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Best public schools in Providence, RI

59 public schools in Providence: 26 elementary · 10 middle · 18 high · 2 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Rhode Island.

Elementary schools

26 schools in Providence, best first
1
Vartan Gregorian El. School 83.5
Providence · Grades K-5 · 311 students
ELA 55%Math 57%Science 39%
#27 of 161 in Rhode Island
2
Achievement First Providence 55.0
Achievement First Rhode Island · Grades K-4 · Charter · 461 students
ELA 31%Math 44%
#73 of 161 in Rhode Island
3
Leviton Dual Language School 51.9
Providence · Grades K-5 · 300 students
ELA 34%Math 38%Science 27%
#78 of 161 in Rhode Island
4
Robert F. Kennedy El. School 44.4
Providence · Grades K-5 · 422 students
ELA 31%Math 40%Science 15%
#90 of 161 in Rhode Island
5
Reservoir Avenue School 39.4
Providence · Grades K-5 · 292 students
ELA 30%Math 28%Science 29%
#98 of 161 in Rhode Island
6
Achievement First Promesa 36.3
Achievement First Rhode Island · Grades K-5 · Charter · 447 students
ELA 27%Math 29%Science 29%
#103 of 161 in Rhode Island
7
Times2 Elementary School 32.6
Providence · Grades K-5 · Charter · 313 students
ELA 25%Math 29%Science 28%
#109 of 161 in Rhode Island
8
Robert L. Bailey IV 32.0
Providence · Grades K-5 · 440 students
ELA 27%Math 30%Science 16%
#110 of 161 in Rhode Island
9
Martin Luther King El. School 31.4
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 399 students
ELA 22%Math 35%Science 16%
#111 of 161 in Rhode Island
10
Asa Messer El. School 30.7
Providence · Grades PK-4 · 538 students
ELA 30%Math 22%
#112 of 161 in Rhode Island
11
Veazie Street School 25.8
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 459 students
ELA 22%Math 27%Science 21%
#120 of 161 in Rhode Island
12
Achievement First Envision Ele 23.9
Achievement First Rhode Island · Grades K-4 · Charter · 357 students
ELA 25%Math 22%
#123 of 161 in Rhode Island
13
SouthSide Elementary Charter 21.4
SouthSide Charter School · Grades K-5 · Charter · 140 students
ELA 21%Math 20%Science 29%
#127 of 161 in Rhode Island
14
George J. West El. School 20.2
Providence · Grades K-5 · 533 students
ELA 22%Math 24%Science 15%
#129 of 161 in Rhode Island
15
Lillian Feinstein El. School 17.1
Providence · Grades K-5 · 432 students
ELA 20%Math 22%Science 11%
#134 of 161 in Rhode Island
16
William D'Abate Elem. School 15.8
Providence · Grades K-5 · 401 students
ELA 16%Math 22%Science 14%
#136 of 161 in Rhode Island
17
Paul Cuffee Lower School 15.2
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch · Grades K-5 · Charter · 357 students
ELA 22%Math 19%Science 11%
#137 of 161 in Rhode Island
18
Highlander Elementary Charter 12.1
Highlander · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 271 students
ELA 17%Math 8%Science 25%
#142 of 161 in Rhode Island
19
Pleasant View School 11.5
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 419 students
ELA 16%Math 13%Science 19%
#143 of 161 in Rhode Island
20
Mary E. Fogarty El. School 9.6
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 403 students
ELA 18%Math 18%Science 7%
#146 of 161 in Rhode Island
21
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods 9.0
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 607 students
ELA 12%Math 16%Science 16%
#147 of 161 in Rhode Island
22
Anthony Carnevale Elementary 8.4
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 477 students
ELA 11%Math 19%Science 13%
#148 of 161 in Rhode Island
23
Frank D. Spaziano Elem School 7.8
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 500 students
ELA 13%Math 16%Science 12%
#149 of 161 in Rhode Island
24
Harry Kizirian Elementary 5.9
Providence · Grades PK-5 · 500 students
ELA 14%Math 9%Science 10%
#152 of 161 in Rhode Island
25
Webster Avenue School 5.3
Providence · Grades K-5 · 311 students
ELA 13%Math 9%Science 9%
#153 of 161 in Rhode Island
26
Alfred Lima Sr. El School 3.4
Providence · Grades K-5 · 645 students
ELA 8%Math 16%Science 7%
#156 of 161 in Rhode Island

Middle schools

10 schools in Providence, best first
1
AF Providence Mayoral Middle 44.7
Achievement First Rhode Island · Grades 5-8 · Charter · 405 students
ELA 30%Math 28%Science 21%
#32 of 57 in Rhode Island
2
Nathan Bishop Middle 32.5
Providence · Grades 6-8 · 669 students
ELA 24%Math 20%Science 15%
#39 of 57 in Rhode Island
3
Paul Cuffee Middle School 30.7
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 187 students
ELA 16%Math 18%Science 15%
#40 of 57 in Rhode Island
4
Nathanael Greene Middle 28.9
Providence · Grades 6-8 · 803 students
ELA 25%Math 16%Science 14%
#41 of 57 in Rhode Island
5
West Broadway Middle School 25.4
Providence · Grades 5-8 · 499 students
ELA 16%Math 11%Science 12%
#43 of 57 in Rhode Island
6
Providence Preparatory Charter 23.7
Providence Preparatory Charter · Grades 5-8 · Charter · 225 students
ELA 17%Math 11%Science 9%
#44 of 57 in Rhode Island
7
Roger Williams Middle 6.1
Providence · Grades 6-8 · 651 students
ELA 9%Math 4%Science 5%
#54 of 57 in Rhode Island
8
Governor Christopher DelSesto 4.4
Providence · Grades 6-8 · 647 students
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 4%
#55 of 57 in Rhode Island
9
Urban Collaborative Program 2.6
Urban Collaborative · Grades 7-8 · 132 students
ELA 7%Math 2%Science 8%
#56 of 57 in Rhode Island
10
Esek Hopkins Middle 0.9
Providence · Grades 6-8 · 393 students
ELA 5%Math 2%Science 4%
#57 of 57 in Rhode Island

High schools

18 schools in Providence, best first
1
Classical High School 95.8
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 1,119 students
ELA 91%Math 68%Science 60%
#3 of 59 in Rhode Island
2
Achievement First Providence H 50.0
Achievement First Rhode Island · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 298 students
ELA 49%Math 15%Science 37%
#30 of 59 in Rhode Island
3
Paul Cuffee Upper School 43.2
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 272 students
ELA 40%Math 15%Science 18%
#34 of 59 in Rhode Island
4
Providence Career Technical 34.7
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 711 students
ELA 28%Math 9%Science 14%
#39 of 59 in Rhode Island
5
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr 32.2
MET Career and Tech · Grades 9-12 · 791 students
ELA 38%Math 5%Science 11%
#40 of 59 in Rhode Island
6
RINI Middle College 29.7
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 428 students
ELA 27%Math 5%Science 14%
#42 of 59 in Rhode Island
7
E-Cubed Academy 28.0
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 336 students
ELA 21%Math 6%Science 6%
#43 of 59 in Rhode Island
8
W B Cooley & Acad Internationa 22.9
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 326 students
ELA 17%Math 5%Science 5%
#46 of 59 in Rhode Island
9
Charette Charter School 21.2
Charette Charter · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 171 students
ELA 25%Math 3%Science 3%
#47 of 59 in Rhode Island
10
Hope High School 17.8
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 819 students
ELA 18%Math 1%Science 14%
#49 of 59 in Rhode Island
11
Central High School 14.4
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 1,019 students
ELA 14%Math 3%Science 7%
#51 of 59 in Rhode Island
12
Village Green Virtual 11.0
Village Green Virtual · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 210 students
ELA 21%Math 2%Science 4%
#53 of 59 in Rhode Island
13
Sheila Skip Nowell 9.3
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy · Grades 9-12 · 170 students
ELA 4%Math 4%Science 0%
#54 of 59 in Rhode Island
14
Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS 7.6
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 494 students
ELA 17%Math 1%Science 2%
#55 of 59 in Rhode Island
15
Mount Pleasant High 5.9
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 1,113 students
ELA 13%Math 2%Science 3%
#56 of 59 in Rhode Island
16
YouthBuild Preparatory Academy 4.2
YouthBuild Preparatory Academy · Grades 9-12 · 133 students
ELA 9%Math 0%Science 7%
#57 of 59 in Rhode Island
17
Aventure Academy 2.5
Providence · Grades 9-12 · 200 students
ELA 8%Math 3%Science 0%
#58 of 59 in Rhode Island
18
Bridge Academy 0.8
Providence · Grades 10-12 · 149 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 3%
#59 of 59 in Rhode Island

K-8 schools

2 schools in Providence, best first
1
The Hope Academy 20.6
The Hope Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 318 students
ELA 19%Math 15%Science 15%
#7 of 12 in Rhode Island
2
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S 15.7
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter · Grades K-8 · Charter · 249 students
ELA 20%Math 12%Science 5%
#10 of 12 in Rhode Island

Combined schools

3 schools in Providence, best first
1
Trinity Academy Performing Art 22.3
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts · Grades 5-12 · Charter · 205 students
ELA 22%Math 12%Science 17%
#6 of 12 in Rhode Island
2
Times2 Middle/High School 19.2
Providence · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 374 students
ELA 19%Math 11%Science 20%
#8 of 12 in Rhode Island
3
R.I. School for the Deaf 5.7
R.I. Sch for the Deaf · Grades PK-12 · 76 students
ELA 7%Math 10%Science 5%
#11 of 12 in Rhode Island

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