Johnston School District

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Johnston.

At a glance

3,136Students enrolled

8Schools

$20,838Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

56%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Johnston

Grades K–5

Sarah Dyer Barnes School or Early Childhood CenterDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Nicholas A. Ferri Middle720 students · JohnstonThis district

Grades 9–12

Johnston Senior High826 students · JohnstonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs RI

Math proficiency13%

State average 21%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 83.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$20,838

per student each year · 13% below the RI average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)56%

State34%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,066’20

3,020’21

3,094’22

3,116’23

3,136’24

Students

White · 52%1,639

Hispanic · 34%1,054

Black · 7%228

Asian · 4%112

Two or more races · 3%89

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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Winsor Hill SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 380 students · Johnston

C+Public 📚

Thornton SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 340 students · Johnston

C+Public 📚

Sarah Dyer Barnes SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 266 students · Johnston

C+Public 📚

Brown Avenue SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 251 students · Johnston

B-Public 📚

Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades K · 201 students · Johnston

Public 📚

Nicholas A. Ferri MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 720 students · Johnston

C+Public 🏫

Johnston Senior HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 826 students · Johnston

B-Public 📚

Graniteville SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 152 students · Johnston

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Cranston School DistrictCranston · $19,030 per student

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North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence · $19,364 per student

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Providence School DistrictProvidence · $27,473 per student

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Scituate School DistrictScituate · $24,780 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.