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Jamestown School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Jamestown.

Jamestown’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
396
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,995
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jamestown School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the RI average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $6,263 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Jamestown 5,480

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jamestown. Grade by grade →

PK–4Jamestown School-MelroseThis district
5–8Jamestown School-LawnThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22
Math proficiency62%
State average 26.6% · 298 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 33.1% · 296 students tested

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
$25,995 per student · 9% above RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 41%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 10%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
458’20
438’21
410’22
403’23
396’24

Down 13.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jamestown School-Melrose
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jamestown
A+
207 students11:1
Jamestown School-Lawn
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Jamestown
A
189 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Middletown School DistrictMiddletown
$21,127per student
Narragansett School DistrictNarragansett
$30,963per student
Newport School DistrictNewport
$28,912per student
North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown
$20,981per 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.