Warwick Veterans High School - Warwick, Rhode Island/RI

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Warwick Veterans High School

2401 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI, 02889 -

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Definition of Terms

Warwick Veterans High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Kent County, RI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1220 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

115 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 343 students

Grade 10 - 313 students

Grade 11 - 295 students

Grade 12 - 269 students

This School

( RI ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:11

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( RI ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	19%
% Black	2%	8%
% White	94%	68%

Additional Student Information

This School

( RI ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

14%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( RI ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Warwick School District

This School's Agency

( RI ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	26	5
Number of Students Managed	11,380 students	2,639 students
District Total Revenue	$152,562,000	$34,571,000
District Expenditure	$144,155,000	$32,364,000
District Revenue / Student	$13,406	$10,753
District Expenditure / Student	$12,667	$10,147
District Graduation Rates	92%	77%

Warwick Veterans High School (also known as Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, WVMHS, or Vets) is a 9-12th grade secondary school in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school is two stories high and features eight wings of classes, mainly divided by subject (A, B, C, D, "E" F, G, and 900 wing). The logo for all Vets "Hurricane" teams is a reverse-rotating hurricane symbol.
The school was created in the mid 1950s as a response to a booming Warwick population — the previous High School (now Samuel Gorton Junior High) was too small to occupy the large amount of incoming students. In the 1970s, an extension (now called 900 wing) was added to the school. Since the 1970s, two additional High Schools have been constructed to answer Warwick's population increase.
Athletics: The ice hockey team underwent a two year winless streak after relocating from division B to division A. The girls' field hockey team was the 2005 division and state champions. Additionally, the boys' outdoor track team has been the city champions for eight years and division B champions for four years. The Freshman Football team has reached the championship game in two consecutive years (2004-05 & 2005-06) but lost both games to town cross town rival Pilgrim High School and Tolman High School respectively. Both championship teams are on the JV and Varsity Teams.
Teacher Controversy: It was offened Rumored that one of the teachers got into a physical confrontation with a student, said three students from Warwick Area Career And Tech. center (where the teacher that was Rumored to have the confrontation transferred from). As of now we know the teacher is no longer teaching at Veterans High School we do not know if this is the reason or not. One concerned parent makes a phone call to the Warwick Public Schools Administration the parent says " the Administration will not talk to me about the incident they will not even admit that it happened and say we are a safe and fun school for your children".
Other activities: The school features active chapters of FBLA, DECA, Math League, Academic Decathlon, GSA (Gay Straight Alliance), and other clubs. Warwick Veterans also has a concert band that performs several concerts a year, a marching band which plays at parades on Veterans Day and Gaspee Day, and a jazz band which usually performs with the concert band — all are run by Danielle Prior. A chorus, jazz chorus, and string enesemble are also part of the School's musical department and are run by Nancy Kennedy.
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About This Zip Code (02889)

School Zip (02889)

(RI) State Average

Population (Approximate)

29,503 people

1,042,949 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

28%

33%

Population Average Age

38 years old

36.7 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$47,381

$39,694

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.5 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

51 years old

53 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

77% / 23%

55% / 45%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Pilgrim High School - 1364 students - view location
2. Toll Gate High School - 1191 students - view location
3. Warwick Career & Technical Center - n/a - view location
4. Barrington High School - 1095 students - view location
5. Cranston High School East - 1721 students - view location
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