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//Roger Williams Middle School // //Home of the LIONSSSSSSS // “Every student at Roger Williams Middle School will engage in high quality instruction and character development that they will need to be successful in college and life. We will also be a customer-friendly, student-centered school, and serve our students, educators, and parents in a welcoming environment.”

Contact Info: 278 Thurbers Avenue (02905) Brearn Wright, Principal Tel: (401) 456-9355, 9357 | Fax: (401) 453-8631 www.providenceschools.org/williams INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Roger Williams Middle School! Home of the Lions! Roger Williams Middle School is one of the six middles schools in Providence, RI. Roger Williams is located in South Providence. The school colors are burgundy and black. Roger Williams’ middle school teaches 6-8 grade. There are currently 776 students, 3 administrators, 62 faculty members, and one resource center. Some of the fun after school programs the students are part of is: School-based Student Government, Yearbook, Newspaper, Peer Mediation, and PASA (Providence After School Alliance) After Zone. This report is to inform you about Roger Williams as a school, the community it is located, and the school district the school is in.

COMMUNITY BACKGROUND Providence is situated on the northwest side of Rhode Island. Providence is the capital of Rhode Island. As of the 2010 census, there are currently 1,051,302 residents in Providence. Out of 1,051,302, there 41,634 who are children in Providence and in total 223,956 in Rhode Island. Providence is the second highest populated city in New England. 73.4% of providence is populated by white Americans. 8.5% of African Americans. 3.7% Asian- American, and 18.8% Hispanics make up the population of Rhode Island. Providence's median household income is $48,500 which around the same with the state family house hold income. In the median household income, Providence is $61,265 which is less than the state at 70,663 but it is higher than the entire United States at $62,982. There an 11.6 percentage of all families below the poverty but it is lower than all people below the property level which is 15.4%. There is a 66% of High Schools graduations in Providence which is really low compared to Rhode Island and United States at 83.7% and 85%. It is interesting to see that Providence has 22.1 % of poverty level of people who are under 18. The census-based indicators states that there is a 46% in Providence children that live in single-parent homes. There is a 5% of teens in Rhode Island that are currently not working or in school. In Providence, there is 9% unemployment which could be a factor as to why the family household income is so low in Providence. In Providence alone in the past three years, there has been a rise to people being part of the Food Stamp Program at 22,933 in 2010 and in 2011 23,803. As well as the School Breakfast Program participation which almost doubled from 2010-2011 from 34% to %51%.
 * ** Race/Ethnicity Data Table ** || ** Providence ** || ** Rhode Island ** || ** US ** ||
 * ** White ** || ** 73.4% ** || ** 81.4% ** || 74.1% ||
 * ** Black/African Americans ** || ** 8.5% ** || ** 5.7% ** || 12.4% ||
 * ** Asian ** || ** 3.7% ** || ** 2.9% ** || 4.3% ||
 * ** Hispanic ** || ** 18.8% ** || ** 12.4 % ** || 14.7% ||
 * ** American Indian or Alaska native ** || ** 0.7% ** || ** 0.6% ** || .8% ||
 * || ** Providence ** || ** Rhode Island ** ||
 * ** Median household income ** || ** $48,500 **  ||  ** $54,902 **  ||
 * ** Median family income ** || ** $61,265 **  ||  ** $70,663 **  ||
 * ** Per capita income ** || ** $25,169 **  ||  ** $28,707 **  ||
 * ** Families below poverty level ** || ** 11.6% **  ||  ** 8.4% **  ||
 * ** Individuals below poverty level ** || ** 15.4% **  ||  ** 12.2% **  ||

** 2011-23,803 ** ||  ** 2010-59,652 **    ** 2011-63,783 **  ||  ** 2011-51% **  ||  ** 2010-28% **    ** 2011-36% **  ||
 * ** Economic Well-Being ** || ** Providence ** || ** Rhode Island ** ||
 * ** Food Stamp Program participation ** || ** 2010-22,933 **
 * ** School Breakfast Program participation ** || ** 2010-34% **


 * || ** Providence ** || ** Rhode Island ** ||
 * ** Median household income ** || ** $48,500 **  ||  ** $54,902 **  ||
 * ** Median family income ** || ** $61,265 **  ||  ** $70,663 **  ||
 * ** Per capita income ** || ** $25,169 **  ||  ** $28,707 **  ||
 * ** Families below poverty level ** || ** 11.6% **  ||  ** 8.4% **  ||
 * ** Individuals below poverty level ** || ** 15.4% **  ||  ** 12.2% **  ||


 * ** Census-Based Indicators ** || ** Providence ** || ** Rhode Island ** ||
 * ** Child population ** || ** 41,634 **  ||  ** 223,956 **  ||
 * ** Children in single-parent families ** || ** 46% **  ||  ** 31% **  ||
 * ** Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold ** || ** 35.6% **  ||  ** 16.7% **  ||
 * ** Teens not in school and not working ** || ** - **  ||  ** 5% **  ||

//District Summary // //The Providence School district is below proficient when seeing the data of the NECAP (New England Common Assessment Program). In 6th grade math, providence was only 39% proficient which is less than half of the states at 62%. In 7th grade math, providence is only // Assessments  ||   State   ||   Providence   ||   Barrington   ||   Central Falls  || 2011-12 || 72% || 46% || 95% || 49% ||
 * NECAP
 * 6th Grade Math 2011-12 || 62% || 39% || 91% || 28% ||
 * 6th Grade Reading 2011-12 || 73% || 48% || 93% || 43% ||
 * 7th Grade Math 2011-12 || 56% || 28% || 90% || 26% ||
 * 7th Grade Reading
 * 8th Grade Math 2011-12 || 58% || 31% || 90% || 25% ||
 * 8th Grade Reading 2011-12 || 78% || 52% || 95% || 51% ||
 * 8th Grade Writing 2011-12 || 59% || 5% || 69% || 3% ||

And Teacher-to student Ratio  ||   State   ||   Providence   ||   Barrington   ||   Central Falls   || 2011-2012 ||  62%  ||  24%  ||  91%  ||  28%  ||  2011-2012  ||  73%  ||  29%  ||  93%  ||  43%  ||  2011-2012  ||  56%  ||  12%  ||  90%  ||  27%  ||  2011-2012  ||  72%  ||  25%  ||  95%  ||  50%  ||  2011-2012  ||  58%  ||  19%  ||  91%  ||  26%  ||  2011-2012  ||  78%  ||  37%  ||  95%  ||  52%   ||  2011-2012  ||  59%  ||  20%  ||  85%  ||  28%   ||   And Teacher-to student Ratio   ||   State   ||   R.W. M.S   ||   Barrington M.S  ||   Calcutt M.S  ||
 * Qualifications
 * Teachers with emergency certification 2010-11  ||  1%  ||  2%  ||  0%  ||  2%  ||
 * Not Highly qualified teachers 2010-11  ||  3%  ||  3%  ||  1%  ||  6%  ||
 * Teacher to student Ration  ||  1:11  ||  1:15  ||  1:12  ||  1:10  ||
 * Student Characteristics  ||   State   ||   Providence   ||   Barrington   ||   Central falls   ||
 * Student eligibility for subsidized lunch  ||   44%   ||   81%   ||   6%   ||   86%   ||
 * Students receiving ESL/bilingual Education Services  ||   6%   ||   17%   ||   1%   ||   23%   ||
 * Students receiving special education services  ||   16%   ||   17%   ||   13%   ||   21%   ||
 * || State  ||  State Target  ||  Providence  ||  Barrington  ||  Central Falls  ||
 * Attendance Rate Middle Schools (2010-2011) ||  94%  ||  90  ||  91  ||  96  ||  94  ||
 * Attendance Rate All Schools (2010-2011) ||  94  ||  90  ||  85  ||  96  ||  92  ||
 * Chronic Absenteeism 2010-2011 ||  18  ||  90  ||  34  ||  5  ||  18  ||
 * Number of Incidents middle school 201 ||  26,983  ||  N/A  ||  3751  ||  84  ||  120  ||
 * NECAP Assesments ||  State  ||  Roger Williams M.S  ||  Barrington M.S  ||  Calcutt M.S  ||
 * 6th Grade Math
 * 6th Grade Reading
 * 7th Grade Math
 * 67h Grade Reading
 * 8th Grade Math
 * 88h Grade Reading
 * 8th Grade Writing
 * 8th Grade Science 2011-2012 ||  25%  ||  0%  ||  69%  ||  3%  ||
 * Qualifications
 * Teachers with emergency certification 2010-11  ||  1%  ||  1%  ||  0%  ||  3%  ||
 * Not Highly qualified teachers 2010-11  ||  3%  ||  2%  ||  4%  ||  6%  ||
 * Teacher to student Ration  ||  1:11  ||  1:11  ||  1:11  ||  1:8  ||