Ponaganset Middle School
7 Rustic Hill Rd
North Scituate RI, 02857, Providence County
Phone: 401-710-7500
Ranking: 
(103 out of 217, top 47%)*
(103 out of 217, top 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Foster-Glocester Regional 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: | 40 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 468 | 470 | 482 | 503 | 552 | 572 | 625 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 147 | 31.4% | 174 | 37.0% | 149 | 30.9% | 143 | 28.4% | 186 | 33.7% | 170 | 29.7% | 190 | 30.4% |
| Grade 7: | 175 | 37.4% | 145 | 30.9% | 148 | 30.7% | 188 | 37.4% | 173 | 31.3% | 200 | 35.0% | 208 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 146 | 31.2% | 151 | 32.1% | 185 | 38.4% | 172 | 34.2% | 193 | 35.0% | 202 | 35.3% | 227 | 36.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 246 | 52.6% | 263 | 56.0% | 250 | 51.9% | 273 | 54.3% | 293 | 53.1% | 314 | 54.9% | 321 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 222 | 47.4% | 207 | 44.0% | 232 | 48.1% | 230 | 45.7% | 251 | 45.5% | 250 | 43.7% | 300 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.3% |
| White: | 446 | 95.3% | 454 | 96.6% | 474 | 98.3% | 503 | 100.0% | 534 | 96.7% | 555 | 97.0% | 601 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 16.7% | 78 | 16.6% | 64 | 13.3% | 67 | 13.3% | 55 | 10.0% | 65 | 11.4% | 36 | 5.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.6% | 18 | 3.8% | 22 | 4.6% | 26 | 5.2% | 27 | 4.9% | 34 | 5.9% | 23 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.70 | 14.24 | 15.06 | 14.41 | 14.56 | 12.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 58.51% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 65.31% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 62.17% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (MS) | % met std | 72.06% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 70.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 76.51% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 75.05% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % met std | 84.66% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % met std | 63.33% | 63.33% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ponaganset Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.