Gorton Junior High School
69 Draper Ave
Warwick RI, 02889, Kent County
Phone: 401-734-3350
Ranking: 
(127 out of 217, bottom 41%)*
(127 out of 217, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Warwick School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 461 | 411 | 451 | 524 | 561 | 568 | 552 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 232 | 50.3% | 230 | 56.0% | 190 | 42.1% | 260 | 49.6% | 262 | 46.7% | 289 | 50.9% | 282 | 51.1% |
| Grade 8: | 229 | 49.7% | 181 | 44.0% | 261 | 57.9% | 264 | 50.4% | 299 | 53.3% | 279 | 49.1% | 270 | 48.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 266 | 57.7% | 225 | 54.7% | 228 | 50.6% | 262 | 50.0% | 294 | 52.4% | 295 | 51.9% | 281 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 195 | 42.3% | 186 | 45.3% | 223 | 49.4% | 262 | 50.0% | 259 | 46.2% | 265 | 46.7% | 267 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.6% | 14 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 6.3% | 20 | 4.9% | 23 | 5.1% | 23 | 4.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.9% | 26 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 17 | 3.1% |
| White: | 403 | 87.4% | 368 | 89.5% | 395 | 87.6% | 465 | 88.7% | 515 | 91.8% | 519 | 91.4% | 493 | 89.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 28.6% | 120 | 29.2% | 124 | 27.5% | 150 | 28.6% | 154 | 27.5% | 138 | 24.3% | 131 | 23.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.2% | 48 | 11.7% | 45 | 10.0% | 54 | 10.3% | 50 | 8.9% | 73 | 12.9% | 57 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.46 | 10.82 | 8.05 | 9.70 | 9.67 | 8.40 | 9.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 53.55% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 56.96% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 52.4% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 57.56% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 70.25% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 73.39% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 71.73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 57.69% | 59.39% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gorton Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.