North Scituate School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · North Scituate, Rhode Island

North Scituate School in North Scituate, Rhode Island enrolled 238 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Rhode Island elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

226 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 238 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.5 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at North Scituate School by school year2022-23: 226, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232262023-242302024-25238
Students enrolled at North Scituate School by school year2022-23: 226, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232262023-242302024-25238
Students enrolled at North Scituate School by school year2022-23: 226, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232262023-242302024-25238
Students enrolled at North Scituate School by school year2022-23: 226, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 23801002003002022-232262023-242302024-25238
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322615.514.5
2023-2423015.015.3
2024-2523817.014.0

14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Rhode Island elementary schools

Among the 172 Rhode Island elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; North Scituate School 14.0; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherNorth Scituate School 14.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; North Scituate School 14.0; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherNorth Scituate School 14.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; North Scituate School 14.0; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherNorth Scituate School 14.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; North Scituate School 14.0; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherNorth Scituate School 14.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Scituate School enrolled 218 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.3% of students were White, 1.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White98.3%
  2. Hispanic1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at North Scituate School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%47%33.1%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%41% (2021-22)28.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in North Scituate

2 public elementary schools in North Scituate report 2024-25 enrollment; North Scituate School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fogarty Memorial31815.113.5%
North Scituate School23814.020.2%

All public schools in North Scituate →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about North Scituate School

  1. Fogarty MemorialThe nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 318 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  2. Clayville SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 140 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare North Scituate School with Fogarty MemorialStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scituate spends per student$23,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,322
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandNorth Scituate School is the number 145 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#145 of 172
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about North Scituate School

  1. How many students attend North Scituate School?
    238 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 226 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Scituate, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at North Scituate School?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is North Scituate School a Title I school?
    North Scituate School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at North Scituate School do on state tests?
    The students tested at North Scituate School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is North Scituate School in?
    Scituate, NCES district ID 4400960. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440096000254 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22