The Top 25 High Schools In Rhode Island For 2025-26: U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings on the best high schools in the country, and dozens in Rhode Island made the list.

The 2025-2026 Best High School Rankings, released Tuesday, includes specialized STEM and charter rankings alongside the traditional state, district and metro area categories.

Nearly 24,000 public high schools were evaluated, and nearly 18,000 were ranked.

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The top 25 public high schools in Rhode Island are:

1. Classical Providence High School, Providence (Providence Public Schools)
2. Barrington High School, Barrington (Barrington)
3. East Greenwich, East Greenwich (East Greenwich)
4. Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth (Portsmouth
5. Blackstone Valley Prep High School, Cumberland (Blackstone Valley Prep, A Rhode Island Mayoral Academy)
6. North Kingstown Sr. High School, North Kingstown (North Kingstown)
7. Mount Hope High School, Bristol (Bristol Warren)
8. South Kingstown High School, Wakefield (South Kingstown)
9. Exeter-West Greenwich Regional, West Greenwich (Exeter-West Greenwich)
10. Chariho High School, Wood River Junction (Chariho)
11. Narragansett High School, Narragansett (Narragansett)
12. Westerly High School, Westerly (Westerly)
13. Ponaganset High School, North Scituate (Foster-Glocester)
14. Middletown High School, Middletown (Middletown)
15. Lincoln Senior High School, Lincoln (Lincoln)
16. Cumberland High School, Cumberland (Cumberland)
17. Tiverton High School, Tiverton (Tiverton)
18. Cranston High School West, Cranston (Cranston)
19. Smithfield High School, Smithfield (Smithfield)
20. North Smithfield High School, North Smithfield (North Smithfield)
21. Davies Career-Tech High School, Lincoln (Davies Career and Tech)
22. Burrillville High School, Harrisville (Burrillville)
23. Scituate High School, North Scituate (Scituate)
24. Rogers High School, Newport (Newport)
25. Paul Cuffee Upper School, Providence (Paul Cuffee Charter School)

The 2025-2026 Best High Schools national rankings identify top public schools based on six key performance indicators, including student achievement on state-required assessments, strong graduation rates, and college readiness measures.

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Schools are evaluated on how effectively they serve all students, including underserved populations, with college readiness specifically measured through student participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

The rankings consider curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes as well. U.S. News worked with RTI International, a global research firm, to implement the comprehensive ranking methodology, using the most current data from the 2022-2023 school year.

National Ranking - Top 10

1. BASIS Tucson North (Arizona)
2. Signature School (Indiana)
3. Central Magnet School (Tennessee)
4. Davidson Academy (Nevada)
5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Virgina)
6. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science (New Mexico)
7. Hass Hall Bentonville (Arkansas)
8. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School (Pennsylvania)
9. The School for the Talented and Gifted (Texas)
10. Aiken Scholars Academy (South Carolina)

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