Summary:
The city of Saunderstown, Rhode Island is home to a single standout elementary public charter school, Kingston Hill Academy, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 260 students. This school has consistently ranked among the top 25-30 elementary schools in Rhode Island over the past 3 school years, with a 4-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 15% of elementary schools in the state.
Kingston Hill Academy's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the RICAS exams that are significantly higher than the state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 58.9% of all students at the school were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 37.8% for 3rd grade, 30.1% for 4th grade, and 29.7% for 5th grade. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 64.3% for all grades was also much higher than the state averages of 39.1% for 3rd grade, 35.4% for 4th grade, and 30.1% for 5th grade. The school's proficiency rate in the NGSA (Next Generation Science Assessment) for all grades was also a strong 58.1% in 2023-2024.
With a student-teacher ratio of 13.2 to 1 and spending per student of $13,397 (2020-2021 school year), Kingston Hill Academy appears to be efficiently allocating its resources to achieve these exceptional academic outcomes. The school's relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 9.23% (2022-2023 school year) also suggests it may serve a more economically diverse student population compared to the state average.
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