Ponaganset+Middle-High+School+Fall+2014

Ponaganset High School 137 Anan Wade Rd, North Sictuate, Rhode Island, 028571  Tyesha Williams

Introduction Ponaganset High School is apart of the Foster-Glocester school district, which is apart of the Providence county. Foster-Glocester is a regional school district for grades 6-12, the two schools in the district are Ponaganset Middle School and Ponaganset High School. Ponaganset High is known for its AP and honor courses as well as its agricultural and automotive specialty classes. Ponaganset is also know in Rhode Island as "No School Foster-Glocester" because there are so many school cancellations due to the towns elevation levels, they get much more snow than any other part of Rhode Island. Majority of the students are White at Ponaganset. Ponaganset does relatively well in high school compared to other Rhode Island school; they do well in NECAP and SAT testing and have a 93.2% graduation rate. PHS Mission: Ponaganset High School students will be reflective learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers, independent researchers, and effective communicators. Our students are taught to live a healthy lifestyle and to respect the dignity and rights of others so they can succeed at life, work, post-secondary pursuits and citizenship.

**Community Background **

**Income Poverty **
poverty level || 3.3% || 9.2% || 10.9% || **the poverty leve**l || **3.4% ** || **13.2% ** || **14.9% ** ||
 * || Scituate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">United States ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Median Household **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Income ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$82,140 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$56,102 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$53,046 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Median Family **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Income ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$90,982 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$72,872 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$64,585 ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Per Capita Income || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$36,938 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$30,005 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">$28,051 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">All Families below
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">All people below **

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As you can see in the above chart, Scituate is a very wealthy area in Rhode Island and in the United States overall. Scituate, Rhode Island median household and family incomes are more well off than the average family or household in Rhode Island and the United States. Scituate's poverty level is also much lower than the Rhode Island and United States as a whole. ======

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Race/Ethnicity **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">& Alaskan Native || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.2% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.9% ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scituate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">United States ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">White ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">97.8% ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">81.4% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">73.4% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Black/African \American || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.4% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5.7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">12.6% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Asian || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2.9% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hispanic or Latino || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1.2% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">12.4% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">16.3% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">American Indian

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The above chart shows that Scituate is a predominantly White town, there is not much of any other race or ethnic background in the town of Scituate. ======

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Census-Based Indicators **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">grandparent headed <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">households || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">program participation || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">10% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">39% ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scituate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Child population ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2,272 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">223,956 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Children in Single-parent **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">families ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">16% ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">18.4% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Children living in
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Children in families **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">receiving cash assistance ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1% ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">School breakfast

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scituate is child population is a small portion of Rhode Island's child population at only about 0.01%. Of the town's population there is 16% of single parent homes and only 1% receiving cash assistance. ======

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Education **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">in grade K-3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">12% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">per 100 students || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">23 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">graduation rate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">88% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">80% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">english language learners || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">high school rate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">24% ||
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scituate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode ISland ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chronic early absense
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Suspension rate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">High School
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Students who are
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chronic absence in
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Liscenced in early learning **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">centers participating in **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Bright Stars ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">100% ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">78% ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Children enrolled in full day **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">kindergarten ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0% ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">70% ** ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The high school graduation rate for the town of Scituate is slightly higher than Rhode Island's average falling at 88%. There are no children in Scituate that are enrolled in full time Kindergarten, however 100% of children in Scituate are liscenced in early learning centers that participate in Bright Stars .======

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 19.5px;">Safety **

 * || Scituate || Rhode Island ||
 * Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children || 4.4% || 14% ||
 * rate of children with incarsurated parents || 4.8% || 11.2% ||
 * Domestic violence incidents with children present || n/a || n/a ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">District Summary **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I compared the Foster-Glocester school district to Barrington (a well off district in RI) and to Central Falls (a not so great district in RI)

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">NECAP Assessments **

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Necap Assessments || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Foster-Glocester || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8th grade math || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">57% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">74% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">90% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">15% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8th grade reading || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">74% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">87% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">94% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">39% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8th grade writing || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">56% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">74% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">79% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">13% ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8th grade science ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">30% ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">28% ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">71% ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8% ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11th grade math || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">35% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">52% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">79% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">12% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11th grade reading || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">81% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">90% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">97% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">53% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11th grade writing || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">66% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">71% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">81% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">35% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11th grade science || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">30% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">36% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">58% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8% ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Foster-Glocester district outperforms the Central Falls district as well as the state of Rhode Island in NECAP testing (except RI 8th science is slightly higher than The Foster-Glocester district). The Foster-Glocester district averages do however fall lower than all of Barrington's averages .======

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">SAT Exams

 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Centrall Falls School ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mathematics Average || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">479 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">500 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">591 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">410 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading Average || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">478 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">512 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">582 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">390 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Average || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">473 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">501 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">570 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">375 ||

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As well as the NECAP exams. Ponaganset performs better than Central Falls and the stae of Rhode Island in the SAT exams, but still continues to fall behind Barrington. ======

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">AP Exams **

 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls School ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Number of Exams Taken || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6,717 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">143 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">526 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">96 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Number of Students to take exam || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4,150 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">90 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">283 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">74 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Exams scored at college-level mastery || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3,674 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">78 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">465 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">23 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">% Scored at college-level mastery || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">55% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">55% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">88% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">24% ||

**Student Characteristics**

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Student Characteristics || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls School ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Student eligibility for subsidized lunch || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">47% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">17% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">72% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Students receiving ESL/Bilingual education services || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><1% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Students receiving special education services || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">15% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">11% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">40% ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Attendance **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High has the high percentage of high school attendance and the lowest rate of high school chronic absenteeism compared to the state's average, as well as Central Falls and Barrington.
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">High School attendance rate || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">92% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">97% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">95% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">88% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">High school chronic absenteeism || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">24% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">40% ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Four Year Graduation Rate (students entering grade 9 in 2009-10) **
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset and Barrington high schools have very close percentages in the amount of students who graduate in four years, almost at 100% and being higher than the state's percentage and Central Falls.
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls School ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Percent Graduated within 4 years || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">79.7% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">93.2% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">95.6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">73.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Percent dropped out || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9.1% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4.2% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1.2% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">14.8% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Percent received GED || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2.9% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2.1% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.4% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1.9% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Percent still in School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8.3% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0.5% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2.8% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">9.5% ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Student Indicators **

 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Rhode Island || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Ponaganset High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Barrington High School || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Central Falls School ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Stability Index High Schools || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">86% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">94% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">97% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">76% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mobility Index High Schools || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">15% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">26% ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Qualifications and Teacher-Student Ratio **

 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Rhode Island || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Ponaganset || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Barrington || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Central Falls ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Teachers with emergency certification || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">0% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">0% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1% ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">Teacher-Student ratio (all teachers) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1:14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1:11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1:11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: left;">1:11 ||

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Conclusion ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">As seen in the above report, Ponaganset High School is a slightly above the Rhode Island average in academic performances. Students at Ponganset do very well in standardized testing compared to the Rhode Island average. There is not much diversity in Ponaganset High the school is predominantly white with a very small amount of students that come from an ethnic background. Ponaganset High also has a very low rate of absenteeism, that is probably due to the fact that they they already have a lot of school cancellations. The average family in Scituate is making more money than the average family in Rhode Island and in the United States. I think that plays a roll in the success of the students at Ponaganset High because the town is fairly wealthy so the school is able to afford up to date equipment and provide the students with healthier, happier and safer learning environment. The findings in my report are important because they show how much community influences the schools in the districts. Central Falls district does very bad compared to the Foster-Glocester. The Central Falls community is very diverse and children there are more often to come from families from single parent households, subsidized housing and families receiving cash assistance, where as in Scituate the community is quite the opposite. The children that attend Ponaganset High school are very fortunate because they are getting the most of their education and doing very well in AP and honor courses, however they are tremendously lacking in the diversity area of education because there isn't much diversity in their school.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">References ** RI Kids Count. (2010-2013). Retrieved from http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/documents/Ind5.pdf

United States Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/

Foster Glocester Regional. Retrieved from http://www.fg.k12.ri.us/


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 * Introduction: _4/5 points **

5: Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.

4: Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.

3: Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.

2: Intro fails to name the school, district, and/or community.

0: No introduction section is apparent.

Comments on report's introduction:


 * Organization: _4/5 points **

5: Report includes the following sections: Introduction, Community, District, School, Conclusion, References.

4: Report includes all sections but does not break information into paragraphs, has few transitions, or is otherwise lacking in coherence.

3: Report is missing one section.

2: Report is not divided into sections but contains some information on each.

1: Report is missing two or more sections.

Comments on report's organization:


 * Mechanics: _0/5 points **

5. All information is cited using APA in-text citations. A properly formatted References section appears at the end of the report.

There are few typos or errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax.

4: Most information is cited and referenced using APA format. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax but they do not interfere with meaning.

3: Some information is not cited or referenced. APA format not followed or followed incorrectly. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax that interfere with meaning.

2: Most of the information is not cited. APA formatting is negligible or nonexistent. Multiple errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax interfere with meaning.

0: No citations. No references. Myriad errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax make the report a chore to read.

Comments on report’s mechanics/conventions:


 * Creativity: 3_/5 **

5. Report is engaging and colorful. Charts, graphs, and images add professionalism and interest and are well integrated into the report.

4: Report contains some interesting sections. Charts, graphs and images are relevant and add interest to the report.

3: Report appears dull. Information is reported in a disengaged manner. Charts, graphs, and images add little to the report.

Comments on report's creativity:


 * Conclusion: _0/5 **

5: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.

4: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community

3: Conclusion does not report back to report's findings.

1: Conclusion simply praises or condemns the school.

0: No conclusion.

Comments on report's conclusion:


 * Data/Analysis: 10_/10 **

5: Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average).

4: Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and compares most figures with relevant figures.

3: Report includes at least six different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

2: Report includes at least four different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

0: Report includes less than four different facts for any section or fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.


 * Name:Sam Gunson (editor) ** **Score:** 23/35


 * Introduction: _3/5 points **

5: Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.

4: Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.

3: Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.

2: Intro fails to name the school, district, and/or community.

0: No introduction section is apparent.

Comments on report's introduction:


 * Organization: _5/5 points **

5: Report includes the following sections: Introduction, Community, District, School, Conclusion, References.

4: Report includes all sections but does not break information into paragraphs, has few transitions, or is otherwise lacking in coherence.

3: Report is missing one section.

2: Report is not divided into sections but contains some information on each.

1: Report is missing two or more sections.

Comments on report's organization:


 * Mechanics: _0/5 points **

5. All information is cited using APA in-text citations. A properly formatted References section appears at the end of the report.

There are few typos or errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax.

4: Most information is cited and referenced using APA format. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax but they do not interfere with meaning.

3: Some information is not cited or referenced. APA format not followed or followed incorrectly. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax that interfere with meaning.

2: Most of the information is not cited. APA formatting is negligible or nonexistent. Multiple errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax interfere with meaning.

0: No citations. No references. Myriad errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax make the report a chore to read.

Comments on report’s mechanics/conventions:


 * Creativity: _4/5 **

5. Report is engaging and colorful. Charts, graphs, and images add professionalism and interest and are well integrated into the report.

4: Report contains some interesting sections. Charts, graphs and images are relevant and add interest to the report.

3: Report appears dull. Information is reported in a disengaged manner. Charts, graphs, and images add little to the report.

Comments on report's creativity:


 * Conclusion: _0/5 **

5: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.

4: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community

3: Conclusion does not report back to report's findings.

1: Conclusion simply praises or condemns the school.

0: No conclusion.

Comments on report's conclusion:


 * Data/Analysis: _10/10 **

5: Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average).

4: Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and compares most figures with relevant figures.

3: Report includes at least six different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

2: Report includes at least four different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

0: Report includes less than four different facts for any section or fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.

Comments on data/analysis/General comments:


 * Name: Prisca Yangambi ** **Score: 22/35**


 * Introduction: 2/5 points **

5: Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.

4: Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.

3: Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.

2: Intro fails to name the school, district, and/or community.

0: No introduction section is apparent.

Comments on report's introduction:

Needs more information


 * Organization: 5/5 points **

5: Report includes the following sections: Introduction, Community, District, School, Conclusion, References.

4: Report includes all sections but does not break information into paragraphs, has few transitions, or is otherwise lacking in coherence.

3: Report is missing one section.

2: Report is not divided into sections but contains some information on each.

1: Report is missing two or more sections.

Comments on report's organization:


 * Mechanics: 0/5 points **

5. All information is cited using APA in-text citations. A properly formatted References section appears at the end of the report.

There are few typos or errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax.

4: Most information is cited and referenced using APA format. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax but they do not interfere with meaning.

3: Some information is not cited or referenced. APA format not followed or followed incorrectly. There are some errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax that interfere with meaning.

2: Most of the information is not cited. APA formatting is negligible or nonexistent. Multiple errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax interfere with meaning.

0: No citations. No references. Myriad errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax make the report a chore to read.

Comments on report’s mechanics/conventions:


 * Creativity: 5/5 **

5. Report is engaging and colorful. Charts, graphs, and images add professionalism and interest and are well integrated into the report.

4: Report contains some interesting sections. Charts, graphs and images are relevant and add interest to the report.

3: Report appears dull. Information is reported in a disengaged manner. Charts, graphs, and images add little to the report.

Comments on report's creativity:


 * Conclusion: 0/5 **

5: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.

4: Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community

3: Conclusion does not report back to report's findings.

1: Conclusion simply praises or condemns the school.

0: No conclusion.

Comments on report's conclusion:


 * Data/Analysis: 10/10 **

5: Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average).

4: Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and compares most figures with relevant figures.

3: Report includes at least six different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

2: Report includes at least four different facts in each section and compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.

0: Report includes less than four different facts for any section or fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.