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Ponaganset High School

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Ponaganset High School ranks 11 th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 81% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Ponaganset High School in North Scituate, Rhode Island, serves 869 students in grades 9–12 in the Foster-Glocester district. Its results are strong statewide, and its 2024–25 graduation rate was 96%, compared with 86% statewide. The clearest headline is that Ponaganset scored above the state in every reported subject-and-grade result in 2025–26, including PSAT10 math (53% versus 29%) and SAT ELA (62% versus 48%).

Its standout local result is 10th-grade math: Ponaganset’s 53% was the highest among nearby schools, ahead of North Smithfield High School at 43%. Ponaganset was second locally in PSAT10 ELA and SAT math, but fourth in SAT ELA, behind North Smithfield, Davies Career-Technical High School and Smithfield High School. The school was about even with its district in ELA and math, while its all-grades science result was 7 points higher (43% versus 36%). So, its substantial advantages over state scores do not mean it leads its district in every subject.

Over time, 10th-grade results have improved: PSAT10 ELA rose 8 points, from 70% in 2022–23 to 78% in 2025–26, and math rose 12 points, from 41% to 53%. By contrast, SAT ELA fell 5 points, from 67% to 62%, and all-grades science fell 7 points, from 49% to 43%. SchoolDigger ranks Ponaganset 11th of 58 Rhode Island schools, at the 81st percentile and four stars. A notable group-specific result is Special Education Students: SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for this group rose from 3 in 2022–23 to 44 in 2024–25, but remained 31 points below the school’s overall 75th percentile that year. The student-teacher ratio is 12.7, and the free/reduced-lunch rate is 24%, compared with a 44% average among nearby schools; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.

869

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

24.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

137 Anan Wade Road
North Scituate, RI 02857

(401) 710-7500

District: Foster-Glocester

Feeder schools for Ponaganset High School:

Elementary:	Capt. Isaac Paine Elementary School
	Fogarty Memorial
	West Glocester Elementary
Middle:	Ponaganset Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (56% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Rhode Island high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Rhode Island avg36%

11^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 61Foster-Glocester among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	11 of 58	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	10 of 60	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	18 of 57	68.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.4	24 of 56	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆
2014	62.4	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.3	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2012	54.9	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.5	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	8 of 52	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	4 of 54	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	6 of 53	88.7%	★★★★★
2022	60.9	16 of 49	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	9 of 58	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	23 of 58	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	12 of 58	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	22 of 54	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	17 of 54	68.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.2	29 of 30	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	72.0	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)77th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+22 vs state

Mathematics53%+24 vs state

Science42%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, December 16, 2017

This school in incompetent and has abaolutly no idea how to deal with problems. It seems the administration points fingers at the first person they see when a problem arises. They don't think about anything but what can get then more money and a bigger platform. Don't enroll your child in this school and do not trust what the principles say they do not care about justice they care about what makes them and the school look good. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, June 9, 2017

THIS SCHOOL HAS NO IDEA IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING. ESP THE GUIDEANCE COUNCLERS. THEY TELL THE STUNDENTS ONE THING AND THEN TURN AROUND AND TELL THEM THAT THEY ARE DOING THE WRONG COURSE AND SHOULD BE DOING ANOTHER. THEN THEY EXPECT THE STUDENT TO MAKE UP THE NEW COURSE THAT THEY PUT THEM ON IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. SO IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT ANYONE IS SUPOSE TO DO. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THE MONEY THEY RECEIVE BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SPENT ON GOOD TEACHING. AND TO BE ON THE HIGH SIDE AS ONE OF THE TOP 20 HIGH SCHOOLS IN 2015 TO 23 PLACE THAT IS ONE HECK OF A DROP. THEY SHOULD GET RID OF SOME OF THE DEAD WOOD TEACHERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER CLASS OF TEACHERS AND GUIDENCE COUNCLERS. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	NGSA Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ponaganset High School	Public	9-12	137 Anan Wade Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Foster-Glocester	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 710-7500	869	68	12.7	24.1%	768 (88.4%)	5 (0.6%)	51 (5.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)	81	11^th of 58 public high schools	81.0%		75	15^th of 60 public high schools	75.0%	4	78.0	52.8	62.4	41.0	42.5	42.5	$20,221	$484	$19,738
Scituate High School	Public	9-12	94 Trimtown Road	North Scituate	02857	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 647-4120	387	36	10.7	23.5%	369 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	59.6	23^rd of 58 public high schools	60.3%		64.4	18^th of 60 public high schools	70.0%	5	63.9	37.1	53.3	26.1	34.4	34.4	$23,140	$211	$22,930
Burrillville High School	Public	9-12	425 East Avenue	Harrisville	02830	Providence County	Burrillville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-1310	634	53	11.9	37.2%	560 (88.3%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	58.9	25^th of 58 public high schools	56.9%		58	25^th of 60 public high schools	58.3%		70.7	32.7	56.7	30.0	25.2	25.2	$19,474	$1,147	$18,326
Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant View Avenue	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2050	729	62	11.7	20.3%	588 (80.7%)	22 (3.0%)	80 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	68.7	17^th of 58 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	17^th of 60 public high schools	71.7%		70.4	38.9	63.9	35.4	31.9	31.9	$19,157	$363	$18,794
North Smitfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	532	44	12.0	24.8%	418 (78.6%)	16 (3.0%)	68 (12.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	86.9	6^th of 58 public high schools	89.7%		90	4^th of 60 public high schools	93.3%	2	76.2	43.4	73.3	56.0	56.4	56.4	$18,481	$540	$17,942
Johnston Senior High	Public	9-12	345 Cherry Hill Road	Johnston	02919	Providence County	Johnston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1920	826	80	10.3	55.7%	451 (54.6%)	55 (6.7%)	275 (33.3%)	27 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.6%)	26.4	37^th of 58 public high schools	36.2%		29.6	35^th of 60 public high schools	41.7%	2	49.0	20.3	36.7	10.9	9.0	9.0	$19,364	$557	$18,807
North Providence High	Public	9-12	1828 Mineral Spring Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1150	1,085	85	12.7	52.4%	482 (44.4%)	167 (15.4%)	318 (29.3%)	48 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.0%)	60.6	21^st of 58 public high schools	63.8%		60.1	22^nd of 60 public high schools	63.3%	1	59.6	36.2	51.9	36.2	31.3	31.3	$21,129	$444	$20,685
Davies Career-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Davies Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 728-1500	898	76	11.8	58.9%	281 (31.3%)	162 (18.0%)	391 (43.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	70.5	16^th of 58 public high schools	72.4%		62.7	19^th of 60 public high schools	68.3%	3	79.6	35.8	64.3	18.4	64.1	64.1	$25,809	$1,691	$24,118
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9181	997	62	16.0	89.8%	47 (4.7%)	138 (13.8%)	721 (72.3%)	37 (3.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	5.2	58^th of 58 public high schools	0.0%		5.4	59^th of 60 public high schools	1.7%	1	12.0	319.0	10.8	330.0	40.0	40.0	$19,973	$991	$18,981
Cranston High School West	Public	9-12	80 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8049	1,653	107	15.4	36.2%	1,039 (62.9%)	58 (3.5%)	362 (21.9%)	113 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	59.4	24^th of 58 public high schools	58.6%		61.4	20^th of 60 public high schools	66.7%	4	68.8	34.5	59.6	30.3	24.0	24.0	$15,896	$233	$15,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Ponaganset High School

Is Ponaganset High School a good school?

Ponaganset High School ranks 11^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ponaganset High School?

Ponaganset High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Capt. Isaac Paine Elementary School
Elementary : Fogarty Memorial
Elementary : West Glocester Elementary
Middle : Ponaganset Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ponaganset High School?

Students at Ponaganset High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ponaganset High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Ponaganset High School.

What district is Ponaganset High School in?

Foster-Glocester

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