Westerly

Westerly has five schools serving grades K–12: three elementary schools for K–4, a middle school for grades 5–8, and a high school for grades 9–12. Current results are generally above the corresponding state figures, but performance varies among schools and grade levels; the clearest area-wide finding is that elementary results differ substantially, with a 19.8-point spread in all-grades math and a 16.4-point spread in ELA.

State Street School leads the elementary schools in all-grades results, with 51.2% proficient in ELA and 60.0% in math; its math score is just 1.2 points above Dunn’s Corners School. Dunn’s Corners stands out in grade 3 math at 68.0%, 30.9 points above the state, while Springbrook Elementary School has the lowest elementary all-grades scores: 34.8% in ELA and 40.2% in math. Even so, Westerly Middle School is above the state in all three displayed subjects, and Westerly High School is above it on the listed high-school tests; high-school grade 11 SAT ELA is 69.6% versus 47.8% statewide.

Recent changes are mixed: Springbrook gained 7.0 points in ELA and 6.3 in math, while Dunn’s Corners fell 7.4 in ELA and 0.3 in math; State Street rose 1.8 and 4.2 points, respectively. At Westerly High, grade 11 SAT ELA improved 3.8 points but SAT math declined 9.7, while grade 10 PSAT10 math rose 13.4. SchoolDigger places State Street at the 85th statewide percentile, Dunn’s Corners and Westerly High at the 77th, Westerly Middle at the 72nd, and Springbrook at the 55th. Elementary enrollment ranges from 212 to 264, with student-teacher ratios of 9.3–10.1; reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 33.71% at Dunn’s Corners to 62.14% at Springbrook, figures that provide context but do not explain results. These results can vary by grade and year, and different school levels do not take identical tests.