K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ Rhode Island elementary directory

Elementary schools in Rhode Island.

183 elementary schools across 47 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

183
elementary schools
47
districts represented
48
cities represented
58,913
students enrolled
183 elementary schools in Rhode Island: 169 public and 14 private, across 47 districts with 58,913 students.
Rhode Island has 183 elementary schools: 169 public and 14 private.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across Rhode Island.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
308

students at the median elementary school; the middle half of schools enroll between 246 and 413 students.

Under 20017
200–499144
500–99922
1,000+0

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.4 : 1

students per teacher at the median elementary school reporting staffing.

25th percentile12.2 : 1
Median13.4 : 1
75th percentile15.1 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades KG–0584
Grades PK–0533
Grades KG–0416
Grades PK–048
Grades PK–KG8

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 169Private 14

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 35.0% of this list (64 of 183 records); the five most-represented cities account for 43.7%.

§ In charts

Rhode Island elementary schools in 7 charts.

Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.

Map of Rhode Island with one dot for each of its 183 mapped elementary schools, over school district boundaries.
Every Rhode Island elementary school on one map, over district boundaries.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Download
62% of Rhode Island's 169 public elementary schools are in suburbs (rural 20, town 4, suburb 104, city 41).
62% of Rhode Island's public elementary schools are in suburbs.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Enrollment in Rhode Island's public elementary schools fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2024, 58,347 to 56,657 students in the same 165 schools; 32 grew and 76 shrank.
Enrollment in Rhode Island's public elementary schools fell 2.9%, 2019 to 2024.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Histogram of enrollment: half of Rhode Island's elementary schools enroll 308 students or fewer (183 schools report enrollment).
Half of Rhode Island's elementary schools enroll 308 students or fewer.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of the states with the most elementary schools: Rhode Island has the 48th most of the 50 states and DC, with 183.
Rhode Island has the 48th most elementary schools of the 50 states and DC.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of Rhode Island counties by number of elementary schools: Providence County has the most, 111.
Providence County has the most elementary schools in Rhode Island: 111.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Waffle chart: Rhode Island has 183 elementary schools, one square per school, coloured by type (Regular School 169, Private School 14).
Rhode Island's 183 elementary schools by school type.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Districts

Districts with elementary schools.

Every district with at least one elementary-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.

Districts with elementary schools in Rhode Island
Providence2018,870
Cranston1414,127
Warwick1313,475
Pawtucket1013,846
East Providence732,122
Woonsocket612,600
Coventry511,865
Cumberland512,183
Johnston511,438
North Kingstown511,654
North Providence511,548
Achievement First Rhode Island421,931
Barrington411,406
East Greenwich411,137
Lincoln421,509
Blackstone Valley Prep a Ri Mayoral Academy311,128
Bristol Warren321,084
Burrillville32832
Central Falls311,026
Chariho33829
Middletown31865
Scituate33541
Smithfield311,117
South Kingstown33971
West Warwick311,275
Westerly31719
Exeter-west Greenwich21737
Glocester22561
Portsmouth21725
Tiverton21422
Foster11241
Highlander11269
International Charter11377
Jamestown11207
Kingston Hill Academy11260
Learning Community11569
Little Compton11216
Narragansett11331
Newport11657
North Smithfield11583
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter11292
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch11358
Rise Prep Mayoral Academy11573
Segue Institute for Learning11359
Southside Charter School11135
The Compass School11217
The Hope Academy11320

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about Rhode Island elementary schools.

How many elementary schools are in Rhode Island?

K12 Atlas profiles 183 elementary schools in Rhode Island in release v2026.07, across 47 districts.

Are primary schools and elementary schools the same in U.S. data?

Usually. U.S. datasets typically use elementary school, while many searchers use primary school for the same early-grade category; exact grade spans vary by campus.

How many students attend Rhode Island elementary schools?

58,913 students were enrolled across 183 elementary schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have elementary schools in Rhode Island?

The directory lists 47 districts and 48 cities with elementary-level school records.

What grades do Rhode Island elementary schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are KG–05 (84), PK–05 (33), KG–04 (16). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all elementary schools in Rhode Island?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of Rhode Island elementary schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full Rhode Island dataset?

Licensed access returns every Rhode Island school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.