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Schools in Kingston

Kingston’s public schools

South Kingstown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. 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 96% 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▲ 5% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,213 students on the public path
In brief

Kingston’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Kingston’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. South Kingstown High places highest (better than 94%); West Kingston School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Kingston, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Kingstown High. 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 Kingston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–8Broad Rock Middle Schoolin WakefieldB+
9–12South Kingstown Highin WakefieldA

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

South Kingstown School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,213 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$25,196RI $23,945 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 33.1% · 1351 students tested
Math40%
State average 26.6% · 1351 students tested

Kingston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingston—South Kingstown

Every school in Kingston

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 Kingstonin other towns
Peace Dale School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peace Dale
A−
412 students11:1Rate it →
West Kingston School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Kingston
B−
313 students15:1Rate it →
Matunuck School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wakefield
A
246 students11:1Rate it →
Broad Rock Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wakefield
B+
554 students12:1Rate it →
South Kingstown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
A
688 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Kingston’s schools

Are Kingston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kingston. South Kingstown School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. 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 Kingston in?

South Kingstown School District.

Where do Kingston kids go to high school?

South Kingstown High.

Parents talk

What Kingston 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.