#1 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Portsmouth Abbey School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 88% of Catholic schools nationwide
Portsmouth, RI
A+Overall grade337 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Private high schools in Rhode Island with the highest overall grades. Top 14 of 14 schools.
#2 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Lincoln School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
Smaller classes than 96% of Christian schools nationwide
Providence, RI
A+Overall grade414 students4 students per teacher
#3 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Bishop Hendricken High School
Diocesan school · Grades 8–12
The only all-boys school in Warwick
Warwick, RI
A+Overall gradeAll boys610 students11 students per teacher
#4 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Wheeler School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 15 independent schools in Rhode Island
Providence, RI
A+Overall grade755 students6 students per teacher
#5 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Rocky Hill Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in East Greenwich
East Greenwich, RI
A+Overall grade252 students5 students per teacher
#6 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
St. Mary Academy-Bay View
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Riverside, RI
A+Overall gradeAll girls364 students10 students per teacher
#7 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Moses Brown School
Quaker (Friends) school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Providence, RI
A+Overall grade756 students9 students per teacher
#8 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
St. Patrick Academy
Parish school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Providence, RI
A+Overall grade85 students13 students per teacher
#9 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Providence Country Day School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest independent schools in Rhode Island
East Providence, RI
AOverall grade371 students9 students per teacher
#10 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
La Salle Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
The largest of 34 Catholic schools in Rhode Island
Providence, RI
AOverall grade1,443 students12 students per teacher
#11 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
School One
Independent school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 65% of independent schools nationwide
Providence, RI
A-Overall grade82 students5 students per teacher
#12 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
St. Raphael Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The largest Catholic school in Pawtucket
Pawtucket, RI
B+Overall grade430 students13 students per teacher
#13 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Mount St. Charles Academy
Parish school · Grades 6–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Rhode Island
Woonsocket, RI
B+Overall grade565 students10 students per teacher
#14 Best Private High Schools in Rhode Island
Bradley School Providence
Independent school · Grades 6–12
Growing: enrollment up 18% since 2017–18
Providence, RI
B+Overall grade135 students7 students per teacher
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