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Chariho Schools
Chariho is a public school district in Rhode Island, based in Washington County (Wood River Junction). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Chariho on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Chariho
7 of 7 schools in Chariho carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 1C: 1
Best schools in Chariho
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A+ Ashaway Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Chariho High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Charlestown Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Richmond Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Chariho Regional Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Hope Valley Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Chariho Alternative Learning A (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Chariho
High schools (1)
- A Chariho High School, Wood River Junction
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A- Chariho Regional Middle School, Wood River Junction
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A+ Ashaway Elementary School, Ashaway
- A- Charlestown Elementary School, Charlestown
- B+ Hope Valley Elementary School, Hope Valley
- A- Richmond Elementary School, Wyoming
Other schools and academies (1)
- C+ Chariho Alternative Learning A, Wood River Junction
Where Chariho schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Wood River Junction (3)
- Ashaway (1)
- Charlestown (1)
- Hope Valley (1)
- Wyoming (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Rhode Island
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,008 students with 257 full-time-equivalent teachers and 500 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4400150
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- South Kingstown (7 schools, 8 mi)
- Westerly (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Exeter-West Greenwich (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Narragansett (3 schools, 11 mi)
- North Kingstown (8 schools, 16 mi)
- East Greenwich (6 schools, 17 mi)
- Coventry (7 schools, 18 mi)
- West Warwick (6 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Chariho
How many schools are in Chariho?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Chariho, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Chariho serve?
The largest by graded schools: Wood River Junction, Ashaway, Charlestown, Hope Valley, Wyoming.
How good are the schools in Chariho?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 47.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52%. 43% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Chariho?
3,008 students were enrolled in Chariho in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Chariho?
Chariho is in Rhode Island, based in Washington County, with its district office in Wood River Junction. Its boundary covers about 120 sq mi.