Coming Tuesday: The Top High Schools in Rhode Island 2014
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Coming Tuesday: The Top High Schools in Rhode Island 2014
Based on a proprietary ranking that crunches hundreds of pieces of data from Rhode Island's public, charter, and technical schools, the findings reveal how well our communities' schools are providing for their students.
Academic success is a critical element of a community's civic pride, and this quantitative look of each school provides the only comprehensive view of secondary education in the state.
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GoLocal employs a formula developed at Babson College to assess and weight each school's latest NECAP and SAT scores, plus per pupil funding, student-teacher ratios, and graduation rates. On Tuesday, see profiles of every public, charter and technical school in the state, along with a chart of each school's data, including test scores.
Schools -- and their success -- are a primary subject of discussion and debate in the state, with sports teams, student stars, and college acceptances just some of the cornerstones of conversation surrounding them.
So whether it's debate teams, athletic championships, or theater programs, everyone has their loyalties, and will defend their school against all others. GoLocal's Top High Schools, year in, year out, is the most talked-about ranking in Rhode Island.
Mark your calendar and see how your school fared in this year's rankings -- check out GoLocal's top story this Tuesday.
10 RI State Education Rankings
4th Grade Test Scores
Math
Rank: 26 out of 50
State Average Score: 241
National Average Score: 241
Reading
Rank: 18 out of 50
State Average Score: 223
National Average Score: 221
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2013 Mathematics and Reading Assessments.
8th Grade Test Scores
Math
Rank: 27 out of 50
State Average Score: 284
National Average Score: 284
Reading
Rank: 25 out of 50
State Average Score: 267
National Average Score: 266
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2013 Mathematics and Reading Assessments.
High School Dropout Rate
Rank: 10 out of 50
State Dropout Rate: 4.6%
National Average: 3.4%
Source: US Department of Education
High School Graduation Rate
Rank: 33 out of 50
State Graduation Rate: 76.4%
National Average: 78.2%
Source: US Department of Education
SAT Scores
Rank: 40 out of 50
State Combined Score Average: 1468
National Average: 1498
Source: College Board
High School AP Scores
Rank: 33 out of 50
State Percent of Class Scoring 3 or Higher on AP Exam: 14.6%
National Average: 20.1%
Source: College Board
Chance for Success
Rank: 21 out of 50
Grade: B-
National Average: C+
Source: Education Week Research Center
Note: Index that grades the nation and states on 13 indicators capturing the role that education plays as a person moves from childhood, through the K-12 system, and into college and the workforce.
K-12 Achievement Index
Rank: 27 out of 50
Grade: D+
National Average: C-
Source: Education Week Research Center
Note: Index that evaluates educational performance on 18 individual indicators that measure current achievement, improvements over time, and poverty-based disparities.
Per Pupil Expenditure
Rank: 5 out of 50
Amount Spent: $17,666
National Average: $10,938
Source: NEA Research, Estimates Database (2013)
Average Daily Attendance
Rank: 49 out of 50
State Average: 80.9%
National Average: 96.7%
Source: NEA Research, Estimates Database (2013)
Note: Figure reflects the aggregate attendance of a school during a reporting period divided by the number of days school is in session during this period.
