More RI Schools 'Commended' In 2017: State

BARRINGTON, RI– The 2017 School Report Cards are out, according to the Rhode Island Department of Education. The complete results are posted on RIDE’s website.

"Schools classified as commended are the highest performing schools in the state, representing strong performance across metrics," the department said. Last year, only 22 schools were commended.

The state said it came up with the list "by using a Composite Index Score, or CIS, that is based on two common measures: student proficiency in ELA and mathematics, and performance gaps for ELA and mathematics. A third measure differs by grade level, using either student growth in ELA and mathematics at the elementary and middle levels, or high school graduation rate at the high school level."

Here are the 28 commended schools:

Barrington

Nayatt School

Hampden Meadows

Sowams Elementary

Barrington Middle School

Barrington High

Bristol-Warren

Rockwell School

Chariho

Richmond Elementary

Charlestown Elementary

Hope Valley Elementary

Chariho Regional High

Coventry

Western Coventry

Cranston

Orchard Farms Elementary

Cumberland

Community School

East Greenwich

Archie R. Cole Middle School

East Greenwich High

Jamestown

Lawn Avenue

Melrose

Johnston

Brown Avenue School

North Kingstown

Wickford Middle School

Hamilton Elementary School

North Smithfield

North Smithfield High

Providence

Achievement First Mayoral Academy

Classical High

Saunderstown

Kingston Hill Academy

Scituate

Clayville Elementary School

South Kingstown

Peace Dale Elementary School

The Compass School

Tiverton

Fort Barton School