Summary:
The Exeter-West Greenwich school district in Rhode Island is home to two elementary schools: Metcalf School and Wawaloam School. Based on the available data, Metcalf School stands out as the top-performing elementary school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Rhode Island elementary schools over the past three years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Metcalf School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages on RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) tests for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's 6th-grade students, in particular, demonstrated exceptional results, with 61.9% proficient or better in ELA and 38.1% in Math, significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, Metcalf School had a higher percentage of students proficient or better in Science (49.5%) compared to the district average (45.6%).
In contrast, the data for Wawaloam School is more limited, as it only includes grades K-1 and does not have any historical ranking or test score information. However, the available data shows that Wawaloam School has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (12.04%) compared to Metcalf School (17.04%), and a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.5 compared to 13.6 at Metcalf School. Additionally, spending per student is higher at Wawaloam School ($18,220) compared to Metcalf School ($14,559) for the 2020-2021 school year.
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