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Cranston Schools
Cranston is a public school district in Rhode Island, based in Providence County (Cranston). SchoolGrade grades 23 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cranston 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 Cranston
22 of 23 schools in Cranston carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 6D: 8F: 3
Best schools in Cranston
Statewide rankings: all 54 high schools in Rhode Island · all 53 middle schools in Rhode Island · all 128 elementary schools in Rhode Island
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.
- B Hope Highlands Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Cranston High School West (High school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Edward S Rhodes School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Oak Lawn School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Stone Hill School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Western Hills Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Daniel D Waterman School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Garden City School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- W R Dutemple School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Woodridge School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Cranston
All schools, A to Z (23)
- F Arlington School, Cranston
- Cranston Early Learning Center, Cranston
- C- Cranston High School East, Cranston
- B- Cranston High School West, Cranston
- C- Daniel D Waterman School, Cranston
- D+ Eden Park School, Cranston
- D- Edgewood Highland, Cranston
- B- Edward S Rhodes School, Cranston
- C- Garden City School, Cranston
- D George J Peters School, Cranston
- F Gladstone Street School, Cranston
- D Glen Hills School, Cranston
- B Hope Highlands Middle School, Cranston
- D- Hugh B Bain Middle School, Cranston
- F Nelcps Construction Career, Cranston
- B- Oak Lawn School, Cranston
- D+ Orchard Farms El School, Cranston
- D Park View Middle School, Cranston
- D Stadium School, Cranston
- B- Stone Hill School, Cranston
- C- W R Dutemple School, Cranston
- C Western Hills Middle School, Cranston
- C- Woodridge School, Cranston
Where Cranston schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Cranston (23)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Rhode Island
- County: Providence County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,126 students with 792 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,596 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4400240
- 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
- Johnston (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Providence (39 schools, 5 mi)
- Warwick (18 schools, 6 mi)
- West Warwick (6 schools, 6 mi)
- North Providence (8 schools, 7 mi)
- East Providence (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Scituate (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Barrington (6 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Cranston
How many schools are in Cranston?
SchoolGrade grades 23 public schools in Cranston, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cranston serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cranston.
How good are the schools in Cranston?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 26% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.7%. 41% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cranston?
10,126 students were enrolled in Cranston in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cranston?
Cranston is in Rhode Island, based in Providence County, with its district office in Cranston. Its boundary covers about 28.3 sq mi.