Oldest Private Schools in Rhode Island
The average private school in Rhode Island was founded around 1958 (2021).
The oldest private school in Rhode Island is Moses Brown School, founded in 1784.
The oldest private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Oldest Private Schools in Rhode Island (2021)
- School Founding Date Grades Location
- Rank: #11. Founding Date: 1784
Grades: NS-12250 Lloyd Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 831-7350 - Rank: #22.St. Patrick Academy(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1851
Grades: 9-12244 Smith Street
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 421-9300 - Rank: #33. Founding Date: 1874
Grades: NS-123070 Pawtucket Avenue
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-0113 -
- Rank: #44. Founding Date: 1884
Grades: NS-12301 Butler Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-9696 - Rank: #55. Founding Date: 1893
Grades: 6-1263 Federal Rd
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-1230 - Rank: #66. Founding Date: 1896
Grades: 9-12372 Purgatory Road
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 847-7565 - Rank: #77. Founding Date: 1898
Grades: PK-5600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 456-8801 - Rank: #88. Founding Date: 1910
Grades: PK-845 Maxfield Ave
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 434-3833 - Rank: #99. Founding Date: 1917
Grades: K-856 Purchase St
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 434-1080 - Rank: #10-1110.- 11. Founding Date: 1923
Grades: 5-12660 Waterman Ave
East Providence, RI 02914
(401) 438-5170 - Rank: #10-1110.- 11.YWCA Northern Rhode IslandDaycare / PreschoolFounding Date: 1923
Grades: NS514 Blackstone Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 769-7450 - Rank: #12-1312.- 13. Founding Date: 1924
Grades: 6-12800 Logee St
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 769-0310 - Rank: #12-1312.- 13. Founding Date: 1924
Grades: 9-12123 Walcott St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 723-8100 - Rank: #1414.Blessed Sacrament School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1925
Grades: PK-8240 Regent Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 831-3993 - Rank: #15-1615.- 16. Founding Date: 1926
Grades: 9-12285 Corys Ln
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248 - Rank: #15-1615.- 16.St. Thomas Regional School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1926
Grades: PK-815 Edendale Avenue
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 351-0403 - Rank: #1717. Founding Date: 1929
Grades: NS-849 Elmhurst Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 421-9750 - Rank: #1818. Founding Date: 1934
Grades: NS-12530 Ives Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 884-9070 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20.St. Leo The Great Elementary School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1941
Grades: PK-8723 Central Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(401) 725-3620 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20. Founding Date: 1941
Grades: PK-8180 Rhode Island Ave
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 849-5970 - Rank: #2121. Founding Date: 1948
Grades: NS-835 Wrentham Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-5919 - Rank: #2222.Red Brick Nursery SchoolAlternative SchoolFounding Date: 1950
Grades: PK-K50 Middle Hwy
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-2342 - Rank: #2323. Founding Date: 1951
Grades: PK-855 4th Ave
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 884-1618 - Rank: #2424. Founding Date: 1952
Grades: PK-8127 State St
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 253-8455 - Rank: #25-2625.- 26. Founding Date: 1953
Grades: PK-8324 Corys Ln
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-0268 - Rank: #25-2625.- 26. Founding Date: 1953
Grades: PK-8931 Atwood Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 944-2993 - Rank: #2727.St. Luke's(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1958
Grades: PK-810 Waldron Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0990 - Rank: #28-2928.- 29. Founding Date: 1959
Grades: 8-122615 Warwick Avenue
Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 889-5422 - Rank: #28-2928.- 29. Founding Date: 1959
Grades: PK-8120 Mayfair Road
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 781-9242 - Rank: #3030.St. Philip School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1960
Grades: PK-8618 Putnam Pike
Greenville, RI 02828
(401) 949-1130 - Rank: #3131. Founding Date: 1965
Grades: PK-8343 S Main St
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 821-3756 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33. Founding Date: 1966
Grades: 9-124640 Tower Hill Rd
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 789-9262 - Rank: #32-3332.- 33.Smithfield Ave Nursery School & KindergartenDaycare / PreschoolFounding Date: 1966
Grades: PK-K514 Smithfield Ave
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 728-4470 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35.All Saints STEAM Academy(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1971
Grades: PK-8915 West Main Road
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 848-4300 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35. Founding Date: 1971
Grades: PK-8110 Sandy Point Ave Litle Slocum Farm
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 849-4646
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