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Schools in Ashaway

Ashaway’s public schools

Chariho Regional School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashaway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Rhode Island’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Rhode Island’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.4K
▼ 6% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
RI 13.0
Schools in town
0
2,654 students on the public path
In brief

Ashaway’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Ashaway’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. Ashaway Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Chariho Regional Middle School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Ashaway, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Chariho High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ashaway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
5–8Chariho Regional Middle Schoolin Wood River JunctionB
9–12Chariho High Schoolin Wood River JunctionA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chariho Regional School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chariho Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,951 students · 12.9 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$22,432RI $23,945 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 33.1% · 1552 students tested
Math40%
State average 26.6% · 1556 students tested

Ashaway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Rhode Island towns that share Ashaway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ashaway—Chariho Regional
WesterlyBWesterly
HopkintonB+Chariho Regional

North Stonington, CT borders Ashaway but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Ashaway

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Ashawayin other towns
Richmond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wyoming
A−
371 students13:1Rate it →
Charlestown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Charlestown
A−
246 students13:1Rate it →
Ashaway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A
212 students15:1Rate it →
Chariho Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Wood River Junction
B
834 students12:1Rate it →
Chariho High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wood River Junction
A−
991 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashaway’s schools

Are Ashaway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ashaway. Chariho Regional School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashaway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ashaway in?

Chariho Regional School District.

Where do Ashaway kids go to high school?

Chariho High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.