RI’s Top High Schools Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
U.S. News & World Report unveiled the 2021 Best High Schools list. The new edition ranks more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country, measuring how well schools serve students from various social and economic backgrounds.
It should be noted that the data used for the ranking are from the 2018-2019 academic year.
Classical ranks as the best high school in Rhode Island and #144 national.
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Here is how the RI High Schools are ranked:
1 Classical High School RI Providence
2 Barrington High School RI Barrington
3 East Greenwich High RI East Greenwich
4 Portsmouth High School RI Portsmouth
5 North Kingstown Sr. High RI North Kingstown
6 Blackstone Valley Prep High RI Blackstone Valley Prep A Ri Mayoral Academy
7 South Kingstown High RI South Kingstown
8 Exeter-West Greenwich Regional RI Exeter-West Greenwich
9 Paul Cuffee Upper School RI Paul Cuffee Charter School
10 Chariho High School RI Chariho
11 North Smithfield High School RI North Smithfield
12 Westerly High School RI Westerly
13 Lincoln Senior High School RI Lincoln
14 Narragansett High School RI Narragansett
15 Tiverton High School RI Tiverton
16 Times2 Academy RI Providence
17 Scituate High School RI Scituate
18 Cumberland High School RI Cumberland
19 Mt. Hope High School RI Bristol Warren
20 Jacqueline M. Walsh School RI Pawtucket
21 Smithfield High School RI Smithfield
22 Coventry High School RI Coventry
23 Middletown High School RI Middletown
24 Ponaganset High School RI Foster-Glocester
25 Burrillville High School RI Burrillville
26 Rogers High School RI Newport
27 Cranston High School West RI Cranston
28 Providence Career Technical RI Providence
29 North Providence High RI North Providence
30 Davies Career-Tech High School RI Davies Career and Tech
31 Pilgrim High School RI Warwick
32 Cranston High School East RI Cranston
33 E-Cubed Academy RI Providence
34 Johnston Senior High RI Johnston
35 West Warwick High School RI West Warwick
36 Beacon Charter School RI Beacon Charter School
37 East Providence High RI East Providence
38 Woonsocket High School RI Woonsocket
39 Trinity Academy Performing Art RI Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
40 Toll Gate High School RI Warwick
41 The Greene School RI The Greene School
42 Metropolitan Career Tech Center RI Met Career and Tech
43 Central Falls Sr High RI Central Falls
44 Academy for Career Exploration RI Providence
45 William E. Tolman High RI Pawtucket
46 Charles E. Shea High School RI Pawtucket
47-59 360 High School RI Providence
47-59 Blackstone Academy Charter RI Blackstone Academy
47-59 Block Island School RI New Shoreham
47-59 Central High School RI Providence
47-59 Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School RI Providence
47-59 Evolutions High School RI Providence
47-59 Highlander Secondary Charter S RI Highlander
47-59 Hope High School RI Providence
47-59 Mount Pleasant High RI Providence
47-59 Nel/Cps Construction Career RI Cranston
47-59 RINIi Middle College RI Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College
47-59 Village Green Virtual RI Village Green Virtual
47-59 WB Cooley and Acad International RI Providence
In a separate ranking, the best charter school in RI -- Blackstone Valley Prep -- is ranked at 246th overall in the U.S.
According to U.S. News and World Report, "The methodology focuses on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates."
"College readiness specifically measures participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams. The data used in this edition is from the 2018-2019 academic school year, and therefore was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the national rankings, U.S. News published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels."
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