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Glocester Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Glocester.

Glocester’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
561
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,924
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glocester Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the RI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.4M, about $2,538 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Glocester 10,612

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glocester. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Ponaganset Middle SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional School District
9–12Ponaganset High SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional School District

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22
Math proficiency62%
State average 26.6% · 274 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 33.1% · 274 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Foster-Glocester, which runs the high school (state 84.1%) · class of 2023.

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
$21,924 per student · 8% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 37%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 28%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
523’20
536’21
575’22
550’23
561’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

West Glocester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chepachet
A
243 students14:1
Fogarty Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Scituate
A
318 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Burrillville School DistrictBurrillville
$19,478per student
Foster Elementary School DistrictFoster
$27,580per student
Foster-Glocester Regional School DistrictFoster
$21,493per student
Killingly School DistrictKillingly
$22,657per 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.