Ponaganset Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · North Scituate, Rhode Island
Ponaganset Middle School in North Scituate, Rhode Island enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-school median of 12.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
426 students in 2022-23, 424 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.4 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 426 | 37.4 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 33.0 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 396 | 32.0 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Rhode Island middle schools
Among the 57 Rhode Island middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 111 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ponaganset Middle School enrolled 443 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 111 of the 443 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent29.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.9% of students were White, 4.5% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.9%
- Hispanic4.5%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Black1.5%
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 Ponaganset Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 47% | 50% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 39% | 32% (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.
Middle schools in North Scituate
2 public middle schools in North Scituate report 2024-25 enrollment; Ponaganset Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponaganset Middle School | 396 | 12.4 | 19.4% |
| Scituate Middle School | 260 | 11.3 | 15.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ponaganset Middle School
- Scituate Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 260 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Burrillville Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.3 miles away: 469 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Ponaganset Middle School with Scituate Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Foster-Glocester spends per student$20,494 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,494
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandPonaganset Middle School is the number 42 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 58
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.12.4:1
- 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 Ponaganset Middle School
How many students attend Ponaganset Middle School?
396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 426 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in North Scituate, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ponaganset Middle School?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ponaganset Middle School a Title I school?
Ponaganset Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ponaganset Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ponaganset Middle School scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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.What district is Ponaganset Middle School in?
Foster-Glocester, NCES district ID 4400420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440042000117 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.