Best Public Schools in West Warwick, RI

Summary:

The city of West Warwick, Rhode Island is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals stark differences in academic performance between these schools, with Greenbush Elementary School and West Warwick High School standing out as the top performers in the district.

Greenbush Elementary ranks 114 out of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools and has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (30.8%) and Mathematics (19.8%) across all grades compared to the other West Warwick schools. In contrast, John F. Deering Middle School and Wakefield Hills Elementary School struggle with particularly low proficiency rates, well below the state averages.

The West Warwick school district as a whole faces challenges, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.34% at Greenbush Elementary to 61.46% at John F. Horgan School. This suggests a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. However, the data also indicates that some schools, like Greenbush Elementary and West Warwick High, are able to achieve better results, providing a potential roadmap for improvement across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	NGSA Science (2024)	RICAS English Language Arts (2024)							RICAS Mathematics (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wakefield Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	505 Wakefield Street	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-8452	401	34	11.7	56.4%	265 (66.1%)	14 (3.5%)	81 (20.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	15.6	146^th of 166 public elementary schools	12.0%		19.7	135^th of 167 public elementary schools	19.2%	11						18.5	20.0					19.3		10.5					7.7	$17,500	$1,147	$16,353
John F. Deering Middle	Public	5-8	2 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-8445	1,069	91	11.7	57.3%	700 (65.5%)	56 (5.2%)	225 (21.0%)	23 (2.2%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.4%)	11.3	56^th of 64 public middle schools	12.5%		12.6	55^th of 64 public middle schools	14.1%	1					12.9			12.9	6.9	6.9	12.6	9.9			8.2	6.0	6.6	9.7	7.7	$14,271	$430	$13,841
John F. Horgan School	Public	K-4	124 Providence Street	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-8449	467	36	12.9	61.5%	314 (67.2%)	18 (3.9%)	93 (19.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	15.4	149^th of 166 public elementary schools	10.2%		19.7	136^th of 167 public elementary schools	18.6%	13						21.6	18.5					20.1	10.2	18.8					14.3	$13,930	$1,907	$12,023
West Warwick High School	Public	9-12	1 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 821-6596	1,047	78	13.4	51.6%	684 (65.3%)	69 (6.6%)	192 (18.3%)	30 (2.9%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	32.6	35^th of 61 public high schools	42.6%		32	34^th of 60 public high schools	43.3%	1	58.3	18.9	36.0	11.6	16.7															$14,405	$425	$13,980
Greenbush Elementary School	Public	K-4	127 Greenbush Road	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-8454	442	31	14.4	44.3%	291 (65.8%)	13 (2.9%)	82 (18.6%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	29.2	114^th of 166 public elementary schools	31.3%		20.9	132^nd of 167 public elementary schools	21.0%	18						34.2	28.1					30.8	27.3	13.7					19.8	$15,999	$1,057	$14,943

Cities Near West Warwick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Warwick	1.46 mi	19	37^th
Coventry	1.73 mi	8	31^st
East Greenwich	3.79 mi	6	2^nd
Hope	3.87 mi	1	34^th
Cranston	4.16 mi	27	39^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.

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