Award-Winning Schools

The Rhode Island Department of Education is proud to honor excellent schools.

As part of the Rhode Island's statewide accountability system, RIDE assigns every public school a Star Rating. Schools that perform well across all measures are able to earn a 5 Star Rating, the highest designation. In addition, RIDE participates in the federal Blue Ribbon and Green Ribbon programs.

Five Star Schools

In Rhode Island's statewide accountability system, 5 Star Schools are the highest performing schools that represent the strongest patterns of performance across metrics, test at least 95% of their students, and serve all students well.

Twenty (20) schools earned 5 Star ratings in 2024. They are:

DISTRICT SCHOOL
Barrington Barrington High School
Barrington Barrington Middle School
Barrington Hampden Meadows School
Barrington Nayatt School
Barrington Sowams Elementary School
Bristol Warren Rockwell School
Chariho Ashaway Elementary School
Coventry Washington Oak School
Cumberland Community School
Cumberland North Cumberland Middle School
East Greenwich Archie R. Cole Middle School
East Greenwich East Greenwich High School
East Greenwich James H. Eldredge El. School
East Greenwich Meadowbrook Farms School
Jamestown Jamestown School-Lawn
Kingston Hill Kingston Hill Academy
Little Compton Wilbur and McMahon Schools
North Kingstown Stony Lane Elementary School
Portsmouth Melville Elementary School
Scituate North Scituate Elementary School

For more information and individual school accountability data, visit our School and District Report Card platform.

This is the highest honor that the U.S. Department of Education Awards to schools.

These schools must demonstrate either exceptionally high achievement or dramatic improvement in the school as a whole and among student groups.
 

2024 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Sowams Elementary School, Barrington

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Providence
  • Garvin Memorial School, Cumberland


2023 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Clayville Elementary School, Scituate

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Park Elementary School, Warwick
  • Woodridge Elementary School, Cranston


2022 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Barrington High School, Barrington
  • Fort Barton Elementary School, Tiverton

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School, Foster


2021 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • North Kingstown Senior High School, North Kingstown
  • Raymond C. LaPerche School, Smithfield

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Ashton School, Cumberland


2020 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Charlestown Elementary School, Chariho
  • Kingston Hill Academy

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Narragansett Elementary School, Narragansett


2019 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Ashaway Elementary School, Chariho
  • Brown Avenue School, Johnston

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Flora S. Curtis Memorial School, Pawtucket


2018 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • East Greenwich High School, East Greenwich
  • Jamestown School - Melrose, Jamestown

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Colt Andrews Elementary School, Bristol-Warren


2017 Blue Ribbon

EXEMPLARY HIGH PERFORMING

  • Classical High School, Providence
  • Community Elementary School, Cumberland

EXEMPLARY ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSING

  • Fishing Cove Elementary School, North Kingstown


2016 Blue Ribbon

HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Barrington High School, Barrington
  • Peace Dale Elementary School, South Kingstown

IMPROVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Kent Heights Elementary School, East Providence


2015 Blue Ribbon

HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Archie R. Cole Middle School, East Greenwich
  • Nayatt Elementary School, Barrington

IMPROVING SCHOOL CATEGORY  

  • Francis J. Varieur Elementary School, Pawtucket


2014 Blue Ribbon

HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Fort Barton Elementary School, Tiverton
  • Barrington Middle School, Barrington

IMPROVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Stephen Olney, North Providence


2013 Blue Ribbon

HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Stony Lane Elementary School, North Kingstown

IMPROVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • William M. Davies, Jr. Career-Technical High School


2011 Blue Ribbon

HIGH ACHIEVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Hope Valley Elementary School, Chariho

IMPROVING SCHOOL CATEGORY

  • Park School, Warwick 
  • William M. Davies, Jr. Career-Technical High School

Students at Park Elementary in Warwick, RI
Students gather to celebrate Park Elementary in Warwick being named a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School

Green Ribbon Schools

The Green Ribbon Schools program recognizes schools that save energy, reduce costs, feature environmentally sustainable learning spaces, protect health, foster wellness, and offer environmental education to boost academic achievement and community engagement.

2018 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

  • Potter Burns Elementary School

2017 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

2014 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

2013 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

  • Providence Career and Technical Academy
  • The Compass School

2012 RHODE ISLAND GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

  • Nathan Bishop Middle School
  • Classical High School
  • Providence Career and Technical Academy

2012 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOLS WINNERS:

  • Nathan Bishop Middle School
  • Classical High School

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