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Woonsocket School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Woonsocket.

Woonsocket’s School Grade D better than 5% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
5,325
Schools
9
Spent per student
$20,060
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$34.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Woonsocket School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the RI average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $34.2M, about $6,416 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DWoonsocket 44,580

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Woonsocket. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Woonsocket High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 26.6% · 2,730 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 33.1% · 2,684 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)66%
State average 84.1% · 430 in the class

95% 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
$20,060 per student · 16% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 70%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,583’20
5,526’21
5,525’22
5,407’23
5,325’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Hispanic 30%Black 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pothier-Citizens Elem Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woonsocket
D−
669 students14:1
Globe Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woonsocket
D
519 students16:1
Bernon Heights School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woonsocket
D
405 students14:1
Leo A. Savoie School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woonsocket
C−
380 students15:1
Harris School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woonsocket
D
371 students15:1
Kevin K. Coleman School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woonsocket
D−
256 students15:1
Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woonsocket
D
542 students10:1
Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woonsocket
C−
537 students11:1
Woonsocket High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woonsocket
C
1,646 students15:1

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bellingham School DistrictBellingham
$23,840per student
Blackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone
$20,011per student
Cumberland School DistrictCumberland
$16,007per student
King Philip School DistrictWrentham
$23,068per 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.