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Westerly Schools
Westerly is a public school district in Rhode Island, based in Washington County (Westerly). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Westerly 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 Westerly
5 of 6 schools in Westerly carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 1C: 1
Best schools in Westerly
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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- Westerly High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Dunns Corners School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- State Street School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Westerly Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Springbrook Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Westerly
All schools, A to Z (6)
- A- Dunns Corners School, Westerly
- C Springbrook Elementary School, Westerly
- A- State Street School, Westerly
- A- Westerly High School, Westerly
- Westerly Inclusion Preschool P, Westerly
- B Westerly Middle School, Westerly
Where Westerly schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Westerly (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Rhode Island
- County: Washington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,215 students with 210 full-time-equivalent teachers and 441 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4401170
- 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
- Chariho (7 schools, 10 mi)
- South Kingstown (7 schools, 15 mi)
- Narragansett (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Exeter-West Greenwich (5 schools, 20 mi)
- North Kingstown (8 schools, 25 mi)
- East Greenwich (6 schools, 27 mi)
- Coventry (7 schools, 27 mi)
- Newport (3 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Westerly
How many schools are in Westerly?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Westerly, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Westerly serve?
The largest by graded schools: Westerly.
How good are the schools in Westerly?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 45.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Westerly?
2,215 students were enrolled in Westerly in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Westerly?
Westerly is in Rhode Island, based in Washington County, with its district office in Westerly. Its boundary covers about 29.5 sq mi.