These Are The Best School Districts In Rhode Island, New Ranking Says

One of the most important considerations of Rhode Island parents when choosing a place to live is the quality of the school district.

According to the 2026 Best School Districts in America list recently released by the education ranking service Niche, the best school district in Rhode Island is Barrington Public Schools.

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"Barrington Public Schools is a top rated, public school district located in BARRINGTON, RI," Niche said. "It has 3,309 students in grades PK, K-12, with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 63% of students are at least proficient in math and 69% in reading."

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Other school districts in the Rhode Island that got an “A-” or better grade, in the order ranked, are:

• North Kingstown School District, A
• Narragansett School System, A
• East Greenwich Public Schools, A
• Portsmouth School District, A
• Lincoln Public Schools, A-
• Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District, A-
• Foster-Glocester Regional School District, A-
• Smithfield Public Schools, A-
• North Smithfield Public School Department, A-

Niche also released its best public high schools and best private high schools rankings.

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Barrington High School topped the rankings for public high schools while the Wheeler School is Providence placed first for private high schools.

Niche said its rankings, now in the 11th year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

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