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Best Elementary Schools in Providence, RI (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Providence, RI, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Providence, RI rankings: Elementary Schools
Providence, RI elementary schools ranked
How Providence, RI's elementary schools compare
A: 1B: 1C: 6D: 16F: 4
7% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Providence, RI earn an A or B (1 A grades, 1 B, 6 C, 16 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 26 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (93% here, 70% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 21% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 15% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Achievement First Providence (38% against 16%, B-), Leviton Dual Language School (33% against 14%, C+), Vartan Gregorian El School (50% against 34%, A-), Times2 Elementary School (27% against 12%, C-), Veazie Street School (23% against 9%, D+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Providence (8), Achievement First Rhode Island (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: George J West El School (601 students, D, #14), Alfred Lima SR El School (593 students, F, #28), Harry Kizirian Elementary (539 students, F, #26).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 9 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Providence, RI that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alan Shawn Feinstein Elem, Providence
- Carl G Lauro El School, Providence
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Providence, RI, as grouped on its schools page; the Rhode Island ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Providence, RI
What is the best elementary school in Providence, RI?
Vartan Gregorian El School in Providence ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Providence, RI with a SchoolGrade of A-, 50% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34%.
How are elementary schools in Providence, RI ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Providence, RI have?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public elementary schools in Providence, RI; 28 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.