Feinstein+Middle+School+(Coventry)+Fall+2015

Sarah Nolan and Billy Stiles
=**Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry**=
 * 15 Foster Dr, Coventry RI, 02827**
 * (401)-822-9426**



=__Introduction__= ====**Alan Shawn Feinstein middle school of Coventry, formally known as Knotty Oak, is located in a middle class suburban area. According to the school's website, they stand for "Educational Excellence...developing reliable, responsible, and respectful life-long learners, one student at a time". Even though the school already believes they are "high performing", they are constantly trying to improve their learning environment. The school has developed what they call a "comprehensive improvement plan" and encourages the parents and students to be actively involved in the school community. This information will be useful to parents looking to move to Coventry and send their children to Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School.**====

=__**Community Background**__= ====**In the chart below, we see that the median household income in Coventry is $65,565 which is about $9,000 higher than the Rhode Island median household income and is about $12,000 higher than the national median household income. Coventry's poverty levels are overall lower than both the Rhode Island poverty level and the national poverty level. It is abundantly clear that Coventry's wealth as a whole is moderately higher than the national standard.**====

(US Census, 2013)
 * || Coventry || Rhode Island || United States ||
 * Median Household Income || $65,565 || $56,361 || $53,046 ||
 * Median family income || $77,791 || $72,717 || $64,719 ||
 * Per capita income || $30,330 || $30,469 || $28,155 ||
 * All families below poverty level || 5.8% || 9.6% || 11.3% ||
 * All people below the poverty level || 8.4% || 13.6% || 15.4% ||


 * As you can see in the chart below, Coventry is predominantly white. Coventry is severely lacking in diversity seeing as less than 3% of the community is a race other than white. In relation to Rhode Island, Coventry is 16.5% more white than Rhode Island and 23.9% more white than the United States. Nine out of ten people in Coventry are white and seven out of ten people in the US are white.**

and Alaska native || 0.1% || 0.4% || 0.8% || (US Census, 2013)
 * || Coventry || Rhode Island || United States ||
 * White || 97.9% || 81.4% || 74% ||
 * Black/African Americans || 0.1% || 6.3% || 12.6% ||
 * Asian || 0.7% || 3.1% || 4.9% ||
 * Hispanic or Latino || 1.8% || 12.9% || 16.6% ||
 * American Indian


 * (US Census, 2013)**

families || 21% || 31% || 2009-2013 || $83,156 || $67,904 || below the federal poverty threshold:2009-2013 || 11.6% || 19.5% ||
 * Overall, the children living in Coventry are relatively fortunate. There are far fewer children living in single-parent families in Coventry than in Rhode Island as a whole. There are also far fewer children living in families below the federal poverty line threshold in Coventry than in Rhode Island as a whole.**
 * || Coventry || Rhode Island ||
 * Child population || 7,770 || 223,956 ||
 * Children in single-parent
 * Median family income:
 * Children living in families

=__District Summary__=

===**In order to display Coventry as a district, we will compare it to the Barrington and Central Falls** **districts as well as Rhode Island as a whole. Barrington and Central Falls will be used because they are the top, and bottom districts in the RI educational statistics. Below a chart displays the NECAP scores for all three schools and the RI state average. As you can see from the chart, Barrington, the statistically more wealthy district, has the highest scores. Central falls, the lowest wealth district, has the lowest scores. Coventry comes in just above the stated average in every category, but falls just behind Barrington all the same.**===

Middle School || Barrington School || Central Falls School ||
 * NECAP Assessments || State || Alan Shawn Feinstein
 * 6th Grade Math || 59% || 64% || 82% || 26% ||
 * 6th Grade Reading || 72% || 79% || 89% || 35% ||
 * 7th Grade Math || 59% || 66% || 87% || 19% ||
 * 7th Grade Reading || 69% || 78% || 91% || 32% ||
 * 8th Grade Math || 57% || 62% || 90% || 15% ||
 * 8th Grade Reading || 74% || 82% || 95% || 39% ||
 * 8th Grade Writing || 56% || 63% || 79% || 13% ||
 * 8th Grade Science || 23% || 35% || 55% || 1% ||

(Info Works, 2013)



Middle School || Barrington School || Central Falls School || Middle Schools || 94% || 96% || 94% || 92% || Absenteeism Middle Schools || 15% || 6% || 6% || 27% || (Info Works, 2013)
 * || Rhode Island || Alan Shawn Feinstein
 * Attendance Rate
 * Chronic

__School Analysis__


Teacher-student Ratio || Rhode Island || Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School || Barrington School || Central Falls School || Emergency Certification || 1% || 0% || 0% || 7% || Ratio (Classroom Teachers) || 1:14 || 1:14 || 1:14 || 1:15 || (RI Kids Count, 2013)
 * Qualifications and
 * Teachers with
 * Teacher-student
 * In reference to the teacher-student ratio, it is apparent that this does not vary much from school to school. However, none of the teachers at Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry are emergency certified. If you are considering sending your child to Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School, these statistics may interest you. This is a relatively low student to teacher ratio which means that your child will likely receive one-on-one attention from their teacher if necessary. This also can assure that your child will not get lost in the shuffle.**

__Conclusion__

 * As you can see from the data above, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry is relatively average. It is an affluent community; however, in comparison to Barrington, it is is not as wealthy. The community is wealthier overall than the state of Rhode Island. The school also tests well. Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry scores relatively higher than Central Falls and not far below Barrington. Overall, the school exceeds the state average of test scores. The community has a lot to offer with its financial stability, above-average test scores, and safe environment. It is important to have this information if you are looking to send your child to Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry.**

=__References__=

//RI kids count//. (2012-2013). Retrieved from http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp

//United States Census Bureau//. (2015). Retrieved from http://www/census.gov/

Votta, P. (2013) //Info works Rhode Island Education data reporting//. Retrieved from http://infoworks.ride.gov/

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