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Schools in Foster Center

Foster Center’s public schools

Foster Elementary School District and Foster-Glocester Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Rhode Island’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Rhode Island’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 10% vs RI $23.9K
FY2024 · Foster-Glocester Regional
Students per teacher
12.4
RI 13.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,506 students on the public path
In brief

Foster Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Foster Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s 278 public schools. Ponaganset High School places highest (better than 79%); Ponaganset Middle School lowest (60%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Foster Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Capt. Isaac Paine El. Schoolin FosterB+
6–8Ponaganset Middle Schoolin North ScituateB
9–12Ponaganset High Schoolin North ScituateA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Foster Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Foster Center

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Foster Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–5 · 1 schools · 241 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$27,580RI $23,945 · FY2024
B
Foster-Glocester Regional School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,265 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (RI 13.0)
$21,493RI $23,945 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–5, Foster Elementary School District37%
State average 33.1% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–5, Foster Elementary School District37%
State average 26.6% · 101 students tested
Reading · 6–12, Foster-Glocester Regional School District50%
State average 33.1% · 641 students tested
Math · 6–12, Foster-Glocester Regional School District32%
State average 26.6% · 643 students tested

Foster Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Rhode Island towns that share Foster Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Foster Center—Foster Elementary PK–5 · Foster-Glocester Regional 6–12

Every school in Foster Center

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Foster Centerin other towns
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Foster
B+
241 students11:1Rate it →
Ponaganset Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Scituate
B
396 students12:1Rate it →
Ponaganset High School
High · Grades 9–12 · North Scituate
A−
869 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Foster Center’s schools

Are Foster Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Foster Center. Foster Elementary School District and Foster-Glocester Regional School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Rhode Island’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Foster Center in?

Foster Elementary School District and Foster-Glocester Regional School District.

Where do Foster Center kids go to high school?

Ponaganset High School.

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What Foster Center families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.