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Best ZIP codes for schools in Rhode Island
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 66 Rhode Island ZIPs qualify.
Rhode Island ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 02806Barrington
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 69.4
- ZIP population
- ~17k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 30 min
2ZIP 02852North Kingstown
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 61.8
- ZIP population
- ~23k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
3ZIP 02874North Kingstown
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 60.6
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 50°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
4ZIP 02835Jamestown
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 59.5
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
5ZIP 02882Narragansett
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 57.2
- ZIP population
- ~13k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
6ZIP 02871Portsmouth
Rhode Island
- School quality index
- 56.2
- ZIP population
- ~17k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 02814 | Chepachet | Providence County | 55.2 |
| #8 | 02917 | Smithfield | Providence County | 55.2 |
| #9 | 02828 | Greenville | Providence County | 55.1 |
| #10 | 02864 | Cumberland | Providence County | 54.6 |
| #11 | 02837 | Little Compton | Newport County | 54.5 |
| #12 | 02818 | East Greenwich | Kent County | 54.2 |
| #13 | 02896 | Woonsocket | Providence County | 54.2 |
| #14 | 02817 | Coventry | Kent County | 53.2 |
| #15 | 02822 | Exeter | Washington County | 53.2 |
| #16 | 02879 | Wakefield | Washington County | 52.8 |
| #17 | 02881 | Kingston | Washington County | 52.8 |
| #18 | 02838 | Manville | Providence County | 52.4 |
| #19 | 02865 | Cumberland | Providence County | 52.4 |
| #20 | 02878 | Tiverton | Newport County | 52.0 |
| #21 | 02892 | West Kingston | Washington County | 51.1 |
| #22 | 02825 | Foster | Providence County | 49.6 |
| #23 | 02857 | North Scituate | Providence County | 49.6 |
| #24 | 02804 | Ashaway | Washington County | 49.4 |
| #25 | 02812 | Carolina | Washington County | 49.4 |
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- Rhode Island median ZIP
- 25.7 min
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- Rhode Island median ZIP
- 96.3
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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Ranked by households with broadband
- Rhode Island median ZIP
- 92.9%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- Rhode Island median ZIP
- 50.7°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 50.2°F to 51.3°F