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Woonsocket School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,123 students in Woonsocket School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle Schools in Woonsocket School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
10 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
5,407 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
411 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Woonsocket School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 62 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 64% has decreased from 67% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#61 out of 63 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
31%
Graduation Rate
64%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.64
# American Indian Students
29 Students
257 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
228 Students
1,044 Students
% Asian Students
4%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,699 Students
10,273 Students
% Hispanic Students
31%
31%
# Black Students
625 Students
3,003 Students
% Black Students
12%
9%
# White Students
2,444 Students
16,992 Students
% White Students
45%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
48 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
368 Students
1,634 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
19
# Students in K Grade:
418
293
# Students in 1st Grade:
467
273
# Students in 2nd Grade:
409
304
# Students in 3rd Grade:
421
308
# Students in 4th Grade:
458
251
# Students in 5th Grade:
432
1,831
# Students in 6th Grade:
348
9,361
# Students in 7th Grade:
368
10,061
# Students in 8th Grade:
407
10,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
513
156
# Students in 10th Grade:
388
179
# Students in 11th Grade:
418
153
# Students in 12th Grade:
280
126
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,847 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,753 is less than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$107 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,847
$22,250
Spending / Student
$19,753
$21,467
Best Woonsocket School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woonsocket Middle At Hamlet
(Math: 7% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
60 Florence Dr.
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 235-6110
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 235-6110
Grades: 6-8
| 573 students
Rank: #22.
Woonsocket Middle Villa Nova
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
240 Florence Dr.
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 235-6125
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 235-6125
Grades: 6-8
| 550 students
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