17 Schools Honored as RI Commended Schools
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
GoLocalProv Lifestyle Team
The R.I. Department of Education recognized 17 schools as Rhode Island Commended Schools on Tuesday. The recognitions were based on performance data from the previous school year.
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“On behalf of the Board of Education, I congratulate our 17 commended schools, which we have recognized not only for their excellent levels of student achievement but also for closing achievement gaps and attaining high participation rates on state assessments. I want to thank the students, teachers, and families in these school communities for their commitment to excellence," said Barbara S. Cottam, Chair of the Board of Education.
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Commended Schools are recognized because of their high achievement levels on state assessments, narrow achievement gaps, and progress made over time. All Commended Schools must also have participation rates of 95 percent or better on state assessments.
Of the schools commend, two of them, Rockwell School, and the Fort Barton School have made the list for four consecutive years.
“Among the many excellent schools in Rhode Island, these 17 schools have demonstrated high achievement for the school as a whole and for all student groups. We hope to see more schools attain Commended status in future years,” said Daniel P. McConaghy, Chair of the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education.
PARCC's Impact
The 2014-15 school year was the initial year for PARCC assessments, the results of the test set a baseline.
“As we continue our transition to PARCC assessments, we will have more and better information regarding student progress, closing achievement gaps, and school improvement. We encourage all of our school leaders to help their communities understand the importance of comparable statewide measures of student progress. Going forward, we plan to introduce additional measures beyond state assessments to help us improve the process for determining school classifications," said Education Commissioner Ken Wagner.
For further information and individual Accountability Report Cards for each school, click here.
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Related Slideshow: The RI High Schools with the Most Absentee Students
Below are the rates of chronic absenteeism for public high schools across the state. Figures are taken from the InfoWorks database maintained by the Rhode Island Department of Education. As the state defines it, a student has become chronically absent when he or she has missed 10 percent of the school year. With a 180-day mandated school year, that comes out to at least 18 or more days of missed school. Data is for the most recent academic year, 2013 to 2014.
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#59 Ponaganset High School
Location: Foster and Glocester
Total # Students: 684
% Chronically Absent: 4%
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#58 Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Location: Woonsocket
Total # of Students: 227
% Chronically Absent: 6%
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#57 Barrington High School
Location: Barrington
Total # of Students: 1,027
% Chronically Absent: 7%
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#56 North Smithfield High School
Location: North Smithfield
Total # of Students: 519
% Chronically Absent: 7 %
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#55 Portsmouth High School
Location: Portsmouth
Total # of Students: 960
% Chronically Absent: 8%
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#54 East Greenwich High School
Location: East Greenwich
Total # of Students: 729
% Chronically Absent: 9%
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#53 Exeter-West Greenwich High School
Location: Exeter and West Greenwich
Total # of Students: 540
% Chronically Absent: 9%
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#52 Chariho Regional High School
Location: Charlestown
Total # of Students: 1,201
% Chronically Absent:
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#51 Middletown High School
Location: Middletown
Total # of Students: 685
% Chronically Absent: 10%
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#50 North Kingstown Senior High School
Location: North Kingstown
Total # of Students: 1,387
% Chronically Absent:11%
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#49 Smithfield Senior High School
Location: Smithfield
Total # of Students: 755
% Chronically Absent: 11 %
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#48 Westerly High School
Location: Smithfield
Total # of Students: 917
% Chronically Absent: 11%
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#47 Block Island School
Location: New Shoreham
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 12%
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#46 South Kingstown High School
Location: South Kingstown
Total # of Students: 1,073
% Chronically Absent: 12 %
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#45 Tiverton High School
Location: Tiverton
Total # of Students: 1,607
% Chronically Absent: 14%
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#44 Coventry High School
Location: Coventry
Total # of Students: 1,607
% Chronically Absent: 14 %
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#43 Cumberland High School
Location: Cumberland
Total # of Students: 1,337
% Chronically Absent: 14%
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#42 Narragansett High School
Location: Narragansett
Total # of Students: 429
% Chronically Absent: 14%
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#41 The Greene School
Location: Exeter
Total # of Students: 162
% Chronically Absent: 15%
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#40 Highlander Charter Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 16%
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#39 Burrillville High School
Location: Burrillville
Total # of Students: 682
% Chronically Absent: 18%
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#38 Lincoln Senior High School
Location: Lincoln
Total # of Students: 1,005
% Chronically Absent: 18%
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#37 Mt. Hope High School
Location: Bristol
Total # of Students: 990
% Chronically Absent:19%
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#36 East Providence High School
Location: East Providence
Total # of Students: 1,502
% Chronically Absent: 19%
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#35 Paul Cuffee Charter School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 19%
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#34 Times2 Academy
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 19%
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#33 Academy for Career Exploration
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: 168
% Chronically Absent: 19%
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#32 Scituate High School
Location: Scituate
Total Number of Students: 469
% Chronically Absent: 19%
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#31 J.M. Walsh School
Location: Pawtucket
Total number of students: 192
% Chronically Absent: 20%
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#30 Classical High School
Location: Providence
Total Number of Students: 1,119
% Chronically Absent: 21%
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#29 Toll Gate High School
Location: Wawick
Total # of Students: 958
% Chronically Absent: 21%
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#28 West Warwick Senior High School
Location: West Warwick
Total # of Students: 935
% Chronically Absent: 21%
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#27 Davies Career and Techinical Center
Location: Lincoln
Total # of Students: 849
% Chronically Absent: 22%
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#26 Pilgrim High School
Location: Warwick
Total # of Students: 991
% Chronically Absent: 22%
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#25 Johnston Senior High School
Location: Johnston
Total # of Students: 893
% Chronically Absent: 24%
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#24 North Providence High School
Location: North Providence
Total # of Students: 969
% Chronically Absent: 26%
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#23 Cranston High School East
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students: 1,583
% Chronically Absent: 27%
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#22 Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
Location: Warwick
Total # of Students: 910
% Chronically Absent: 27%
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#21 RI Nurses Institute
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 266
% Chronically Absent: 29%
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#20 Rogers High School
Location: Newport
Total # of Students: 538
% Chronically Absent: 32%
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#19 RI School for the Deaf
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 32%
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#18 Tolman Senior High School
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 1,034
% Chronically Absent: 33%
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#17 Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 838
% Chronically Absent: 33%
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#16 Cranston High School West
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students:1,526
% Chronically Absent: 33%
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#15 Village Green Virtual Charter School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: NA
% Chronically Absent: 39%
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#14 E-Cubed Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 349
% Chronically Absent: 39%
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#13 Mount Pleasant High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 898
% Chronically Absent: 39%
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#12 Central Falls High School
Location: Central Falls
Total # of Students: 727
% Chronically Absent: 40%
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#11 Shea Senior High School
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 858
% Chronically Absent: 42%
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#10 Blackstone Charter Academy
Location: Pawtucket
Total # of Students: 168
% Chronically Absent: 43%
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#9 Providence Career and Technical Academy
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 577
% Chronically Absent: 44%
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#8 Woonsocket High School
Location: Woonsocket
Total # of Students: 1,579
% Chronically Absent: 47%
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#7 Cranston Construction Career Academy
Location: Cranston
Total # of Students:158
% Chronically Absent: 49%
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#6 William B. Cooley Senior High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 617
% Chronically Absent: 50%
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#5 Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 486
% Chronicallly Absent: 53%
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#4 Central High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 1,112
% Chronically Absent: 55%
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#3 Hope High School
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 894
% Chronically Absent: 55%
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#2 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (II)
Location: Providence
Total # of Students: 81
% Chronically Absent: 87%
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#1 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy (I)
Location: Central Falls
Total # of Students: 73
% of Chronically Absent: 89%
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