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Best Rhode Island Catholic Private Elementary Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 35 catholic private elementary schools serving 9,553 students in Rhode Island. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in Rhode Island.
The top ranked catholic private elementary schools in Rhode Island include Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School, La Salle Academy, and Mount St. Charles Academy.
The average tuition cost is $9,063, which is lower than the Rhode Island private elementary school average tuition cost of $19,443.

Top Ranked Catholic Private Elementary Schools in Rhode Island (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Bishop Hendricken High School
Bishop Hendricken High School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
(11)
2615 Warwick Avenue
Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 889-5425
Gr: 8-12 | 617 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 52 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bishop McVinney School
Bishop McVinney School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
155 Gordon Ave
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 781-2370
Gr: NS-8 | 225 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
Blessed Sacrament School
(Catholic)
240 Regent Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 831-3993
Gr: PK-8 | 152 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Good Shepherd Catholic School
Good Shepherd Catholic School Photo - Our Pre-K 3 and 4 Year Old Program students enjoy entertaining at their year-end celebration
(Catholic)
1210 Mendon Road
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 762-1095
Gr: PK-8 | 240 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Holy Ghost School
(Catholic)
35 Swiss Street
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 421-4455
Gr: PK-8 | 240 students
235 Garden Hills Dr
Providence, RI 02902
(401) 942-7245
Gr: NS-8 | 346 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
La Salle Academy
(Catholic)
(1)
612 Academy Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 351-7750
Gr: 6-12 | 1,417 student Avg. class size: 21 students Tuition listed
Mercymount Country Day School
Mercymount Country Day School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
35 Wrentham Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-5919
Gr: NS-8 | 358 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
5074 Tower Hill Rd
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 789-0860
Gr: PK-8 | 372 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Mount St. Charles Academy
(Catholic)
(3)
800 Logee St
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 769-0310
Gr: 6-12 | 506 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition listed
Our Lady Of Mercy School
Our Lady Of Mercy School Photo
(Catholic)
(7)
55 4th Ave
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 884-1618
Gr: PK-8 | 240 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
St. Augustine School
(Catholic)
(1)
635 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 831-1213
Gr: K-8 | 248 students
St. Cecilia School
(Catholic)
755 Central Ave
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(401) 723-9463
Gr: K-8 | 173 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
St. Joseph School
(Catholic)
850 Wakefield St
West Warwick, RI 02893
(401) 821-3450
Gr: PK-8 | 234 students Tuition listed
St. Kevin School
(Catholic)
39 Cathedral Rd
Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 737-7172
Gr: PK-8 | 270 students
St. Mary Academy – Bay View
St. Mary Academy – Bay View Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
3070 Pawtucket Avenue
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-0113
Gr: NS-12 | 432 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 33 Tuition listed
St. Paul School
(Catholic)
1789 Broad St
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 941-2030
Gr: PK-8 | 149 students
St Philomena School of the Sacred Heart
(Catholic)
(3)
324 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 683-0268
Gr: NS-8 | 452 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition listed
St. Pius V School
St. Pius V School Photo - Saint Pius V School was founded in 1929 in the Dominican Tradition. Four Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia still administer and teach in the school. The Dominican friars of the Province of Saint Joseph serve Saint Pius V Parish.
(Catholic)
(3)
49 Elmhurst Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
(401) 421-9750
Gr: PK-8 | 240 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 8 Acceptance rate listed
St. Rose Of Lima School
(Catholic)
(1)
200 Brentwood Ave
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 739-6937
Gr: PK-8 | 219 students
St. Teresa School
(Catholic)
(1)
140 Woodhaven Rd
Pawtucket, RI 02861
(401) 726-1414
Gr: PK-8 | 257 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Thomas Regional School
(Catholic)
15 Edendale Avenue
North Providence, RI 02911
(401) 351-0403
Gr: PK-8 | 158 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
All Saints STEAM Academy
(Catholic)
915 West Main Road
Middletown, RI 02842
(401) 848-4300
Gr: NS-8 Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 1
Father John V. Doyle School
Father John V. Doyle School Photo
(Catholic)
(4)
343 S Main St
Coventry, RI 02816
(401) 821-3756
Gr: PK-8 | 193 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
1210 Mendon Road
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 762-1095
Gr: PK-8 | 209 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Msgr Gadoury Primary School
(Catholic)
1371 Park Ave
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 767-5902
Gr: PK-2 | 95 students Avg. class size: 24 students Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel
Our Lady Of Mt Carmel Photo
(Catholic)
127 State St
Bristol, RI 02809
(401) 253-8455
Gr: PK-8 | 101 students Avg. class size: 11 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 11
Overbrook Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
836 Warwick Neck Avenue
Warwick, RI 02889
(401) 949-6315
Gr: 6-9 | 132 students Avg. class size: 21 students
St. Ann School
(Catholic)
525 Branch Avenue
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 331-0891
Gr: PK-8 | 183 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 2 Acceptance rate listed
St. Luke's
St. Luke's Photo
(Catholic)
10 Waldron Ave.
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0990
Gr: PK-8 | 161 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Margaret School
(Catholic)
42 Bishop Ave
Rumford, RI 02916
(401) 434-2338
Gr: PK-8 | 183 students Tuition listed
St. Mary School
(Catholic)
85 Chester Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 944-4107
Gr: PK-8 | 174 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
St. Peter School
St. Peter School Photo - Preschool
(Catholic)
(1)
120 Mayfair Road
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 781-9242
Gr: PK-8 | 191 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Philip School
St. Philip School Photo - Our "Buddy" program...a treasured tradition at SPS, where our Middle School leaders are partnered with Lower School students and grow together throughout their years at Saint Philip.
(Catholic)
618 Putnam Pike
Greenville, RI 02828
(401) 949-1130
Gr: NS-8 | 204 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Rocco School
(Catholic)
(4)
931 Atwood Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 944-2993
Gr: PK-8 | 182 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition listed

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