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Schools in Bradford

Bradford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▲ 13% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,008 students on the public path
In brief

Bradford’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bradford’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. Dunn's Corners School places highest (better than 74%); Westerly Middle School lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bradford, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Westerly 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 Bradford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
5–8Westerly Middle Schoolin WesterlyC+
9–12Westerly High Schoolin WesterlyB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Westerly 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 33.1% · 1207 students tested
Math31%
State average 26.6% · 1209 students tested

Bradford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bradford—Westerly
WesterlyBWesterly
HopkintonB+Chariho Regional
CharlestownB+Chariho Regional

Every school in Bradford

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).

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Questions about Bradford’s schools

Are Bradford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bradford. Westerly School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bradford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Bradford in?

Westerly School District.

Where do Bradford kids go to high school?

Westerly High School.

Parents talk

What Bradford families are saying about 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.