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John F. Horgan School

Public Grades K-4

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 163 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

John F. Horgan School is a K–4 elementary school serving 475 students in West Warwick, Rhode Island. In 2025–26, 17% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 20% in math; both results were below state rates of 33% and 32%, respectively, though above the district’s 15% in each subject. Among 10 nearby schools, Horgan ranked second-lowest in both subjects, ahead only of Wakefield Hills Elementary School.

Horgan’s results are stronger than its district’s overall rates, but trail the nearby-school averages and the state. Nearby schools averaged 35% in ELA and 37% in math, putting Horgan 18 and 17 percentage points below those averages. The grade-level comparisons also show areas of concern: Horgan had the lowest third-grade ELA result among nearby schools and the second-lowest third-grade math result. Fourth-grade math is a relative bright spot: at 21%, it was 3 points higher than Horgan’s third-grade math result, although it was still the third-lowest among nearby schools. Because nearby all-grades averages include some K–5 schools, grade-specific comparisons are more closely matched.

Results have moved in opposite directions over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell from 23% to 17%, while math rose from 10% to 20%. SchoolDigger ranked Horgan at the 15th percentile and gave it 1 star in 2025–26, a 5-point improvement from the prior year but still near the bottom of the nearby group. Its student–teacher ratio was 14.3, the second-highest nearby, and its 70% free/reduced-lunch rate was the highest; these figures describe context, not the cause of test results. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students rose sharply to the 71st percentile, up 61 points from the year before. Its ranking for Hispanic Students rose to the 56th percentile, up 41 points.

475

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

≥ 95%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

124 Providence Street
West Warwick, RI 02893

(401) 822-8449

District: West Warwick

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (18% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Rhode Island average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg15%

Rhode Island avg32%

138^th of 163

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 61West Warwick 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	16.9	138 of 163	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	149 of 166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	136 of 167	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	144 of 169	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	133 of 169	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	148 of 168	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	150 of 169	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	119 of 159	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	128 of 165	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.9	104 of 165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.6	139 of 165	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	108 of 169	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	15 of 51	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	22.2	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	156 of 162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	49 of 112	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.6	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	120 of 154	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	142 of 158	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	119 of 162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	91 of 97	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	122 of 129	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics20%-12 vs state

English Language Arts17%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Parent of K and 2nd grade students. The school environment is very friendly and acceptable. I have not heard of any major problems regarding discipline or bullying. All personnel is very warm and friendly; from the staff to the teachers.

Teachers have managed to get my children into the habit of reading which is good and development of their artistic skills.

nevertheless, I feel the overall work / homework assigned to the kids could be brought up a notch. math and writting skills could be improved with more homework...as well as geography and history. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)		RICAS English Language Arts (2026)				RICAS Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John F. Horgan School	Public	K-4	124 Providence Street	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-8449	475	33	14.3	70.1%	289 (60.8%)	12 (2.5%)	131 (27.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.4%)	16.9	138^th of 163 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.7	150^th of 166 public elementary schools	9.6%	12			18.9	16.0		17.3	18.0	21.0		19.6	≥ 95%		$16,843	$1,813	$15,030
Wakefield Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	505 Wakefield Street	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-8452	373	34	10.9	63.5%	238 (63.8%)	12 (3.2%)	85 (22.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	14.2	148^th of 163 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.8	155^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.6%	7			23.2	12.2		16.7	17.5	14.6		15.8	91.4%		$23,055	$1,019	$22,036
Scott School	Public	K-5	833 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3585	189	18	10.5	49.7%	113 (59.8%)	6 (3.2%)	41 (21.7%)	9 (4.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	71.4	42^nd of 163 public elementary schools	74.2%		77.7	36^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.3%	6	45.2	45.2	37.2	48.5	38.7	41.1	46.5	52.9	51.6	50.0	≥ 95%		$23,699	$1,614	$22,085
Blackrock School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 LaCasa Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-9450	322	22	14.6	55.3%	243 (75.5%)	6 (1.9%)	46 (14.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)	47.6	79^th of 163 public elementary schools	51.5%		49.6	75^th of 166 public elementary schools	54.8%	4	28.9	28.9	36.7	34.0	33.3	34.8	34.7	37.5	28.9	33.8	≥ 95%		$18,586	$1,260	$17,326
Hope School	Public	K-5	391 North Road	Hope	02831	Providence County	Scituate	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 821-3651	163	16	10.1	25.8%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.8	40^th of 163 public elementary schools	75.5%		67.5	54^th of 166 public elementary schools	67.5%	14	33.3	33.3	51.4	48.0	30.0	43.5	62.2	53.8	53.3	57.0	91.3%		$22,008	$1,151	$20,857
Oak Lawn School	Public	K-5	36 Stoneham Street	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8004	247	15	16.4	15.8%	184 (74.5%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (13.4%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	63.8	55^th of 163 public elementary schools	66.3%		54.9	66^th of 166 public elementary schools	60.2%	11	59.5	59.5	42.9	21.7	53.5	39.1	53.1	25.5	45.2	41.3	≥ 95%		$13,517	$154	$13,363
Tiogue School	Public	K-5	170 East Shore Drive	Coventry	02816	Kent County	Coventry	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 822-9460	328	25	13.1	45.4%	253 (77.1%)	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	69.3	46^th of 163 public elementary schools	71.8%		68.4	52^nd of 166 public elementary schools	68.7%	6	42.0	42.0	44.1	50.0	37.7	43.2	48.5	47.9	39.1	44.9	≥ 95%		$18,803	$908	$17,895
Greenbush Elementary School	Public	K-4	127 Greenbush Road	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 822-8454	427	33	12.9	51.1%	277 (64.9%)	17 (4.0%)	88 (20.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	40.4	97^th of 163 public elementary schools	40.5%		32.2	111^th of 166 public elementary schools	33.1%	14			19.7	27.6		24.3	29.6	43.0		37.4	≥ 95%		$19,023	$309	$18,714
Greenwood School	Public	K-5	93 Sharon Street	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3290	255	20	12.7	34.5%	169 (66.3%)	8 (3.1%)	41 (16.1%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	54.8	70^th of 163 public elementary schools	57.1%		47	81^st of 166 public elementary schools	51.2%	11	46.0	46.0	53.8	22.6	38.0	39.2	23.1	19.4	40.0	29.2	≥ 95%		$16,555	$271	$16,284
Cedar Hill School	Public	K-5	35 Red Chimney Drive	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3535	299	26	11.5	26.4%	213 (71.2%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.4%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	60.3	58^th of 163 public elementary schools	64.4%		45.9	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%	24	50.0	50.0	42.5	34.5	38.0	37.8	42.5	25.9	46.0	37.2	91.1%		$23,046	$434	$22,612

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Horgan School

How many students attend John F. Horgan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended John F. Horgan School.

What is the racial makeup of John F. Horgan School?

Students at John F. Horgan School are 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is John F. Horgan School a good school?

John F. Horgan School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

What district is John F. Horgan School in?

West Warwick

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