Glocester

Glocester, Rhode Island, has two public elementary schools: Fogarty Memorial, serving kindergarten through grade 5, and West Glocester Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 5. Their 2025–26 results show different strengths by subject, with Fogarty ahead in all-grade ELA and math and West Glocester well ahead in science. The most important finding is that both schools exceed state averages in every reported all-grade subject, with the strongest combined results in science.

For overall ELA and math, Fogarty stands out: 47% of students are proficient in ELA versus 44.4% at West Glocester, and 55% are proficient in math versus 42.6% there. In science, the lead reverses: West Glocester reaches 80%, 26.9 percentage points above Fogarty. Grade-level results add an important distinction: Fogarty leads in ELA and math in grades 3 and 4, while West Glocester leads in both subjects in grade 5. SchoolDigger ranks Fogarty 29th of 163 statewide (82nd percentile) and West Glocester 51st (69th percentile).

Recent changes favor neither school across every subject: between 2024–25 and 2025–26, ELA and math proficiency fell at both, while science declined 7.9 points at Fogarty and rose 8.6 points at West Glocester. SchoolDigger rankings also shifted: Fogarty is close to its 2023–24 position, while West Glocester moved from 15th to 51st after ranking 22nd in between. The schools also differ in size and reported context: Fogarty has 318 students, a 15.1 student–teacher ratio, and 17.61% free/reduced-lunch enrollment; West Glocester has 243 students, a 13.5 ratio, and 28.4% enrollment. These contrasts offer context, not an explanation of outcomes; families may find subject and grade-specific results most useful when comparing the schools.