Top 50 High Schools For Sports In Rhode Island Ranked In New Report

Sports are a key part of high school for many students across the United States, and Rhode Island is no exception.

Niche, which ranks schools yearly on academics, recently released its list ranking Rhode Island's high schools based on which are the best for athletics. The 2026 rankings cover 67 Rhode Island high schools; the top 50 are listed below.

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The Niche rankings are based on several factors, including the number of sports offered, the number of students participating in sports, and the school's enrollment in grades nine through 12. Reviews on Niche posted by parents and students are weighted heavily in the data — they account for 50% of the score. State championships won by the schools factor in as well, with 10% of the score coming from that category. You can read more about the methodology here.

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The top 100 schools are listed below, with their overall Niche score, their sports score and the number of sports offered at the school. The rating is the number of stars out of 5 a school received in parent-student ratings. Click the school name to read more of the Niche information. The remaining schools can be found on the Niche site.

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1. Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, overall A, sports A+, rating 4.3
2. La Salle Academy, Providence, overall A, sports A+, rating 4.3
3. North Kingstown Senior High School, North Kingstown, overall A, sports A+, rating 3.8
4. Moses Brown School, Providence, overall A+, sports A, rating 4.6
5. Classical High School, Providence, overall A, sports A, rating 3.8
6. Westerly High School, Westerly, overall B, sports A, rating 3.5
7. Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, overall A-, sports A, rating 3.9
8. Cumberland High School, Cumberland, overall B, sports A, rating 3.7
9. Smithfield High School, Smithfield, overall B+, sports A, rating 3.7
10. Cranston High School West, Cranston, overall B, sports A, rating 3.7
11. Pilgrim High School, Warwick, overall B-, sports A, rating 3.5
12. Barrington High School, Barrington, overall A, sports A, rating 4.0
13. North Smithfield High, North Smithfield, overall B+, sports A, rating 3.7
14. Saint Raphael Academy, Pawtucket, overall A-, sports, rating 4.2
15. Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket, overall B+, sports A-, rating 4.2
16. Ponaganset High School, North Scituate, overall B+, sports A-, rating 3.9
17. East Greenwich High School, East Greenwich, overall A, sports, A-, rating 3.8
18. Rogers High School, Newport, overall B, sports A-, rating 3.6
19. Scituate High School, North Scituate, overall B-, sports A-, rating 3.5
20. St. Mary Academy — Bay View, Riverside, overall A, sports A-, rating 4.2
21. South Kingstown High School, Wakefield, overall B+, sports A-, rating 3.6
22. The Wheeler School, Providence, overall A+, sports A-, rating 4.6
23. Providence Country Day School, East Providence, overall A+, sports A-, rating 4.5
24. Toll Gate High School, Warwick, overall B-, sports, A-, rating 3.2
25. The Prout School, Wakefield, overall A, sports A-, rating 3.8
26. Lincoln Senior High School, Lincol, overall B+, sports A_, rating 3.7
27. Mt. Hope High School, Bristol, overall, sports A-, 3.6
28. Central High School, Providence, C-, sports A-, rating 3.6
29. Middletown High School, Middletown, overall B+, sports A-, rating 3.2
30. Tiverton High School, Tiverton, overall B, sports A-, rating 3.3
31. Narragansett High School, Narragansett, overall A-, sports A-, rating 4.0
32. Cranston High School East, Cranston, overall B-, sports, B+, rating 3.7
33. Exeter-West Greenwich Regional, West Greenwich, overall B+, sports B+, rating 3.8
34. Lincoln School, Providence, overall A+, sports B+, rating 4.2
35. Coventry High School, Coventry, overall B-, sports B+, rating 3.5
36. Charles E. Shea High School, Pawtucket, overall C+, sports B+, rating 3.6
37. Chariho High School, Wood River Junction, overall B, sports B+, rating 3.6
38. Burrillville High School, Harrisville. overall C+, sports, B+, rating 3.4
39. William E. Tolman Senior High School, Pawtucket, overall C, sports B+, rating 3.3
40. West Warwick High School, West Warwick, overall B, sports B+, rating 3.6
41. Mount Pleasant High School, Providence, overall D+, sports B+, rating 3.5
42. East Providence High School, East Providence, overall B-, sports B+, rating 3.4
43. Rocky Hill Country Day School, East Greenwich, overall A, sports, B+, rating 4.4
44. Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, overall A+, sports B+, rating 4.5
45. St. George's School, Middletown, overall A+, sports B+, rating 4.6
46. Hope High School, Providence, overall C-, sports B+, rating 3.4
47. Johnston Senior High School, Johnston, overall B-, sports B+, rating 3.6
48. Central Falls Senior High School, Central Falls, overall C, sports B, rating 3.8
49. Woonsocket High School, Woonsocket, overall C, sports B, rating 3.4
50. Blackstone Valley Prep High School, Cumberland, overall A-, sports B, rating 3.7

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