Rhode Island's school star ratings are out for 2023. See how your district did.

Without any general notice to media or a news conference, the Rhode Island Department of Education released its latest "star" ratings late last week, offering the public a look at the performance of public schools around the state based on academics, attendance, graduation and more.

Friday's quiet release on social media breaks from last year's handling of similar data, when a briefing was held with reporters and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, which gave journalists time to ask about state evaluations and their importance.

"School leaders including superintendents and principals were briefed on the accountability results by RIDE throughout last week and received previews of their scores," said department spokesman Victor Morente said Monday afternoon. "RIDE often hears from school leaders that they would like to be prioritized with these types of releases and thus the timeline considered their request."

Most school ratings stagnant or diminished

Overall, the data for the 2022-2023 academic year is a mixed bag. The ratings of most schools in the state – more than 200 – remain stagnant, while 32 schools lost a star. Three schools lost two stars. Forty-five schools gained a star, and no school except Wilbur & McMahon Schools in Little Compton gained more than one.

Classical High School in Providence, Mount Hope High School in the Bristol-Warren district, and Lincoln High School each saw their stars plummet by half, earning only two stars last school year.

For Classical, the change is particularly stark. In 2018 and 2019 – before the COVID-19 pandemic, which sent educational outcomes into a tailspin – the school earned five-star ratings for educational achievement and student progress in math and English.

Just 23 schools had the honor of receiving five stars – the most possible – in 2023. The vast majority of schools – more than 200 – logged ratings of two or three stars.

How did your school do?

Below, you'll find a database with each district and their star ratings from 2018 to 2023.

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Which schools were awarded 5 stars?

• Barrington's Nayatt School

• Barrington's Hampden Meadows School

• Barrington High School

• Barrington Middle School

• Barrington's Sowams Elementary School

• Coventry's Washington Oak School

• Cumberland's Community School

• North Cumberland Middle School

• East Greenwich's Archie R. Cole Middle School

• East Greenwich's Frenchtown School

• East Greenwich High School

• East Greenwich's Meadowbrook Farms School

• East Greenwich's George Hanaford School

• Glocester's Fogarty Memorial School

• Jamestown School-Lawn

• Little Compton's Wilbur and McMahon Schools

• North Kingstown's Fishing Cove Elementary School

• North Kingstown's Hamilton Elementary School

• North Kingstown's Stony Lane Elementary School

• Scituate's Clayville Elementary School

• Kingston Hill Academy

• Bristol-Warren's Rockwell School

• Chariho's Ashaway Elementary School

How did each district do?

Below, you'll find a spreadsheet with results from all the districts and schools.

How did Providence schools do?

Overall, the data shows Providence schools still struggling to improve their ratings. The district logged a total of 17 one-star schools and 15 two-star schools. Only seven got three stars. Barrington continues to stand out as a high-performing district with schools earning four and five stars.

As it was in the previous school year, English proficiency is a weak area for many students. Many schools in the state are hovering around 50% to 60% in the proportion of students who are proficient. Across all schools and educational levels, English Language Arts proficiency averages about 35%. (Science and math proficiency are even lower, at 30% and about 29%, respectively.)

More: Report: Poor English skills a hallmark of RI school districts. Who scored highest, lowest?

Infante-Green has previously emphasized that multilingual learners need help.

"I think it’s a population that has been really impacted, that really needs the support," the commissioner said in a briefing last year. "And in all districts across the state, they need more support."

Correction: A previous version of this story said no school moved up more than one star. Wilbur & McMahon Schools in Little Compton was the only school that gained more than one star.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: RI school star ratings: Here's how each district rates for 2023