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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 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,194 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 60% 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
71 Schools
# Students
5,525 Students
33,900 Students
# Teachers
419 Teachers
2,782 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Woonsocket School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 63 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
0.69
0.64
# American Indian Students
26 Students
247 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
252 Students
1,087 Students
% Asian Students
5%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,791 Students
10,265 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
30%
# Black Students
646 Students
3,113 Students
% Black Students
12%
9%
# White Students
2,431 Students
17,435 Students
% White Students
44%
52%
# Hawaiian Students
15 Students
54 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
364 Students
1,661 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
86
17
# Students in K Grade:
483
289
# Students in 1st Grade:
427
290
# Students in 2nd Grade:
434
268
# Students in 3rd Grade:
454
241
# Students in 4th Grade:
425
249
# Students in 5th Grade:
401
1,899
# Students in 6th Grade:
364
9,451
# Students in 7th Grade:
399
10,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
431
10,383
# Students in 9th Grade:
515
186
# Students in 10th Grade:
462
176
# Students in 11th Grade:
321
138
# Students in 12th Grade:
323
157
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,402 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,099. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,331 is less than the state median of $21,321. The school district spending/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$113 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$107 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,402
$22,099
Spending / Student
$19,331
$21,321
Best Woonsocket School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Woonsocket Middle At Hamlet
Magnet School
(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
| 564 students
Rank: #22.
Woonsocket Middle Villa Nova
Magnet School
(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
| 630 students
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