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East Greenwich School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves East Greenwich.

East Greenwich’s School Grade A better than 93% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
2,476
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,522
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$28.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about East Greenwich School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the RI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.9M, about $11,665 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AEast Greenwich 14,790

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for East Greenwich. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Archie R. Cole MSThis district
9–12East Greenwich HighThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 26.6% · 1,359 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 33.1% · 1,365 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 84.1% · 191 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,522 per student · 18% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 19%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,515’20
2,536’21
2,532’22
2,504’23
2,476’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Asian 9%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Meadowbrook Farms School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · East Greenwich
281 students13:1
Frenchtown School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · East Greenwich
273 students14:1
James H. Eldredge School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · East Greenwich
A
307 students15:1
George Hanaford School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · East Greenwich
A
276 students14:1
Archie R. Cole MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Greenwich
A−
597 students12:1
East Greenwich High
High · Grades 9–12 · East Greenwich
A+
742 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School DistrictExeter, West Greenwich
$22,575per student
North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown
$20,981per student
Warwick School DistrictWarwick
$23,605per student
West Warwick School DistrictWest Warwick
$21,258per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.