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Schools in New Shoreham · New Shoreham School District

New Shoreham’s public schools outscore 63% of Rhode Island districts

In New Shoreham, 37% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Rhode Island average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Shoreham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Rhode Island, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Rhode Island state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 9 pts vs RI 33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 10 pts vs RI 27%
2021–22
Spent per student
$46.7K
▲ 95% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.0
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
126 students on the public path
In brief

New Shoreham’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 31 Rhode Island towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Shoreham’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 33% and 27% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $46,714 per student, against $23,945 across Rhode Island (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Shoreham’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% of Rhode Island school districts. Test scores are above the Rhode Island average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Rhode Island school districts we grade (60)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Rhode Island towns with similar household incomes (31)Better than 48%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 66 test results could put New Shoreham anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Shoreham’s students in the tested grades sat them (67 in math, 66 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Shoreham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–12Block Island SchoolNew Shoreham School DistrictA−

New Shoreham’s public schools are run by New Shoreham School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

New Shoreham School DistrictGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 126 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 6.0 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$46,714RI $23,945 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 33.1% · 66 students tested
Math37%
State average 26.6% · 67 students tested

New Shoreham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New ShorehamBNew Shoreham

Every school in New Shoreham

1 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).

District schools in New Shorehamby address
Block Island School
Grades K–12 · Block Island
A−
126 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about New Shoreham’s schools

Are New Shoreham’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Rhode Island: the public schools New Shoreham children attend outscore 63% of Rhode Island’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Shoreham in?

New Shoreham School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 126 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does New Shoreham spend per student?

$46,714 in New Shoreham School District (FY2024), against $23,945 across Rhode Island. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Rhode Island. Stars are from neighbors.