Schools
Barrington High School Gets #1 Rank
Rhode Island Monthly magazine ranks the local high school as the best in the state.

Barrington ranks first among public high schoolsΒ in Rhode Island, according to the most recent ranking by Rhode Island Monthly magazine in its September issue.
The monthly magazine used a variety of factors to rank Rhode Islandβs high schools, including scores on the 2011-2012 advanced placement (AP) tests, teacher-student ratio, spending per pupil, New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) scores, Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) scores and its almost 95 percent graduation rate.
The magazine said that the local high schoolβs AP scores were especially outstanding, with more students scoring at the college-level mastery level than any other in Rhode Island. The schoolβs NECAP and SAT scores also were the best overall.Β
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Barrington was joined in the top five by Classical High School in Providence, North Kingstown High School, Portsmouth High School and East Greenwich High School.
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