These are the top 10 elementary and middle schools in RI, according to U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report just released their 2025 elementary and middle school rankings in each state, and Barrington Public Schools tops the charts for Rhode Island with four rankings.

The digital media company used data from the U.S. Department of Education to base their rankings of more than 70,000 public schools on four indicators: math proficiency, reading proficiency, math achievement and reading achievement. Analyzed schools were then scored based on a formula that took into account the four criteria and the socio-economic context.

Here are the complete rankings for schools in Rhode Island.

Top 10 Elementary Schools in RI

Here are the 10 Best Elementary Schools in Rhode Island of 2025 from U.S. News & World Report:

1. Nayatt School (K-3) – Barrington

2. Community School (K-5) – Cumberland

3. Jamestown School-Melrose (PK-4) – Jamestown

4. Clayville School (PK-5) – Clayville

5. Sowams Elementary School (K-3) – Barrington

6. Lincoln Central Elementary School (K-5) – Lincoln

7. Raymond Laperche School (PK-5) – Smithfield

8. Forest Park Elementary School (K-5) – North Kingstown

9. Primrose Hill School (PK-3) – Barrington

10. Hamilton School (K-5) – North Kingstown

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Top 10 High Schools in RI

Here are the 10 Best Middle Schools in Rhode Island of 2025 from U.S. News & World Report:

1. Barrington High School (6-8) – Barrington

2. Wickford Middle School (6-8) – North Kingstown

3. Archie R. Cole Middle School (6-8) – East Greenwich

4. North Cumberland High School (6-8) – Cumberland

5. Jamestown School-Lawn (5-8) – Jamestown

6. North Smithfield Middle School (5-8) – North Smithfield

7. Narragansett Pier School (5-8) – Narragansett

8. Exeter-West Greenwich Regional Junior High School (7-8) – West Greenwich

9. Portsmouth High School (5-8) – Portsmouth

10. Lincoln High School (6-8) – Lincoln

This article originally appeared in The Patriot Ledger: Best Elementary and Middle Schools in RI per U.S. News & World Report