Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green, Rhode Island FC Announce Week 1 Attendance Matters Challenge Winners

Published on Friday, May 08, 2026

PROVIDENCE, RI — As part of the statewide Attendance Matters RI campaign, today, Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, and Rhode Island Football Club announced the winners of week 1 of the RIFC Attendance Matters Challenge recognizing Rhode Island schools with the highest weekly attendance, and most improved attendance rates, across elementary, middle, and high schools.

The following schools are Rhode Island’s attendance leaders for the week of April 27-May 1, 2026: 

Elementary: Agnes E. Little School, Pawtucket - 97.5% weekly attendance rate 

Middle: The Compass School - 97.5% weekly attendance rate 

High School: East Greenwich High School - 95.8% weekly attendance rate 

The following schools were recognized for demonstrating the most improved attendance week over week:  

Elementary: Matunuck School, South Kingstown, 8.6 percentage point improvement in weekly attendance rate 

Middle:  Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program, 5.3 percentage point improvement in weekly attendance rate 

High School: Central High School, Providence, 5.0 percentage point improvement in weekly attendance rate 

As of 6:00am on May 6, 2026. *  

The RIFC Attendance Matters Challenge runs from late April through May 2026, recognizing six schools each week for strong or improving attendance—24 schools total. Winning schools earn the chance to attend a Rhode Island FC game, with winners honored at the stadium during the June 6 Kids Night game. This effort builds on statewide progress in attendance, including a 12-percentage-point drop in chronic absenteeism statewide and over 3.7 million recovered learning hours since the pandemic.
 

For more information on the partnership and Rhode Island’s work to improve attendance, visit AttendanceMattersRI.org