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B−

Coventry School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Coventry.

Coventry’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
4,010
Schools
7
Spent per student
$20,535
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$2.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Coventry School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the RI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.6M, about $659 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Coventry 36,281

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Coventry. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of CovThis district
9–12Coventry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 26.6% · 2,184 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 33.1% · 2,186 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 84.1% · 349 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,535 per student · 14% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 36%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,359’20
4,339’21
4,215’22
4,078’23
4,010’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Washington Oak School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coventry
A−
594 students16:1
Blackrock School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coventry
B−
322 students15:1
Tiogue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Coventry
B−
328 students13:1
Hopkins Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Coventry
B+
323 students13:1
Western Coventry School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Coventry
B
298 students14:1
Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Cov
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coventry
C+
944 students12:1
Coventry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coventry
B+
1,201 students12:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cranston School DistrictCranston
$19,030per student
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School DistrictWest Greenwich
$22,575per student
Foster Elementary School DistrictFoster
$27,580per student
Foster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster
$21,493per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.