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Beacon Charter School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 153 students in Beacon Charter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Beacon Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
2 Schools
71 Schools
# Students
358 Students
33,900 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
2,782 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Beacon Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 63 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#54 out of 63 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.66
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
247 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
1,087 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
115 Students
10,265 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
30%
# Black Students
35 Students
3,113 Students
% Black Students
10%
9%
# White Students
171 Students
17,435 Students
% White Students
48%
52%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
54 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
31 Students
1,661 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
17
# Students in K Grade:
-
289
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
290
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
268
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
241
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
249
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
1,899
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
9,451
# Students in 7th Grade:
51
10,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
10,383
# Students in 9th Grade:
55
186
# Students in 10th Grade:
54
176
# Students in 11th Grade:
55
138
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
157
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,089 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,099. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,268 is less than the state median of $21,321. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,089
$22,099
Spending / Student
$15,268
$21,321
Best Beacon Charter School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Founders Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1 Social Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 671-6261
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 671-6261
Grades: 6-8
| 153 students
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