Top Schools Rankings: The Table

Top Schools Rankings: The Table

 

HOW WE DETERMINED VALUE: Our rankings were computed by a statistical method created at Babson College and utilized by Boston Magazine in its annual rankings of schools. We gathered data on area schools by consulting school officials and Web sites, as well as the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. With this information, we calculated mean scores for each data category and then ranked schools based on their distance from the averages.

For schools that did not provide figures, the average was used as a placeholder when computing the rankings.

Public Schools Category Weight Breakdown
    • Student/Teacher Ratio 15%
    • Per Pupil Spending 15%
    • NECAP-English 10%
    • NECAP-Math 10%
    • NECAP-Science 10%
    • SAT-Verbal 10%
    • SAT-Math 10%
    • SAT-Writing 10%
    • Graduation Rate 10%

 

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* Block Island had too few students to report scores in 2008-2009; scores from the previous year were used.

**Jacqueline Walsh School has not been open long enough to have a 4-year graduation rate.

*** SAT scores were not available for The Met School. An average value was used to keep our calculations standard.

†Jorge Alvarez High School is new as of the 2007-2008 school year.  As a result, its graduation rates and student-teacher ratio are from the 2008-2009 school year.