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Johnston Schools
Johnston is a public school district in Rhode Island, based in Providence County (Johnston). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Johnston 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 Johnston
6 of 8 schools in Johnston carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 2
Best schools in Johnston
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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.
- C- Brown Avenue School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Johnston Senior High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Sarah Dyer Barnes School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Winsor Hill School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Nicholas A Ferri Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D Thornton School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Johnston
All schools, A to Z (8)
- C- Brown Avenue School, Johnston
- Early Childhood Center, Johnston
- Graniteville School, Johnston
- C- Johnston Senior High, Johnston
- D+ Nicholas A Ferri Middle, Johnston
- C- Sarah Dyer Barnes School, Johnston
- D Thornton School, Johnston
- C- Winsor Hill School, Johnston
Where Johnston schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Johnston (8)
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: 3,172 students with 267 full-time-equivalent teachers and 479 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4400540
- 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
- North Providence (8 schools, 4 mi)
- Cranston (23 schools, 4 mi)
- Smithfield (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Providence (39 schools, 5 mi)
- Scituate (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Lincoln (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Central Falls (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Pawtucket (16 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Johnston
How many schools are in Johnston?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Johnston, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Johnston serve?
The largest by graded schools: Johnston.
How good are the schools in Johnston?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.7%. 17% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Johnston?
3,172 students were enrolled in Johnston in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Johnston?
Johnston is in Rhode Island, based in Providence County, with its district office in Johnston. Its boundary covers about 23.5 sq mi.