Summary:
The 01468 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Templeton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with 644 students. While the school's demographic makeup is predominantly White, its academic performance, as measured by MCAS proficiency rates, is significantly below the state averages, particularly in 4th grade. Templeton Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom third of Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Templeton Elementary's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are 28.38% in English Language Arts and 27.48% in Math, compared to state averages of 39.17% in ELA and 40.91% in Math. The school's 3rd grade proficiency rates are closer to the state averages, but its 4th grade proficiency rates are alarmingly low at 15.97% in ELA and 19.33% in Math, well below the state averages of 36.51% in ELA and 45.54% in Math.
The school's low ranking and 1-star rating suggest that it is not performing at a high level compared to other elementary schools in Narragansett. While the reasons for the school's academic struggles are not entirely clear, the data indicates that Templeton Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and may require targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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