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John F. Horgan School

Public Grades K-4

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

John F. Horgan School is an elementary school located in West Warwick, Rhode Island, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade with a total enrollment of 481 students.

Despite the school's focus on smaller class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio ranging from 12.9 to 14.1 over the past three years, John F. Horgan School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Rhode Island elementary schools, with a ranking between 136-155 out of 166-167 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) tests is significantly below the state and West Warwick district averages, with only 20.6% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.4% in Mathematics, compared to 36.7% and 38.4% for the state, respectively.

The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.11% to 61.46% over the past three school years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance. While the school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, from $12,912 in 2019-2020 to $16,717 in 2022-2023, the persistent low performance indicates that additional resources alone may not be enough to address the underlying challenges facing the school. Nearby schools in the Scituate and Warwick districts, such as Hope School and Greenwood School, significantly outperform John F. Horgan School on academic measures, suggesting that the school's challenges may be unique to its local context.

475

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,497

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg13%

150^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the West Warwick

51^st of 60West 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
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
2025	22.2	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	94 of 111	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	142 of 158	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
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
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)

Male (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%

Mathematics14%

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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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)				RICAS Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	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%)	14.7	150^th of 166 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.4	149^th of 166 public elementary schools	10.2%	1		18.2	23.8		20.6	12.8	16.5		14.4	$16,497	$2,271	$14,226
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%)	12.8	155^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.6%		15.6	146^th of 166 public elementary schools	12.0%	9		22.0	17.2		20.0	8.7			7.0	$21,277	$1,478	$19,800
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%)	77.7	36^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.3%		78.3	36^th of 166 public elementary schools	78.3%		50.0	40.6	51.6	57.7	49.4	46.9	54.8	50.0	50.6	$20,888	$1,358	$19,531
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%)	49.6	75^th of 166 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.5	72^nd of 166 public elementary schools	56.6%	3	31.1	40.4	30.6	25.0	32.4	47.1	32.7	37.8	39.3	$19,873	$598	$19,275
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%)	67.5	54^th of 166 public elementary schools	67.5%		47.6	81^st of 166 public elementary schools	51.2%	27	40.0	51.9	36.7	31.4	39.1	55.6	46.7	45.7	48.9	$21,233	$2,345	$18,888
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%)	54.9	66^th of 166 public elementary schools	60.2%		41.6	88^th of 166 public elementary schools	47.0%	22	43.6	39.5	23.8	25.6	29.8	65.1	40.5	30.8	46.0	$14,161	$635	$13,525
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%)	68.4	52^nd of 166 public elementary schools	68.7%		65.1	52^nd of 166 public elementary schools	68.7%		33.3	59.6	44.9	26.7	44.1	76.6	49.3	31.1	52.2	$17,647	$677	$16,970
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%)	32.2	111^th of 166 public elementary schools	33.1%		29.2	114^th of 166 public elementary schools	31.3%	3		23.8	34.2		28.3	24.8	33.8		28.6	$17,235	$905	$16,330
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%)	47	81^st of 166 public elementary schools	51.2%		64.2	53^rd of 166 public elementary schools	68.1%	28	31.9	38.2	40.4	31.8	36.9	17.1	30.2	36.2	28.9	$16,082	$635	$15,447
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%)	45.9	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%		61.6	54^th of 166 public elementary schools	67.5%	28	32.1	41.4	32.7	28.3	34.4	33.3	35.8	28.3	32.5	$21,992	$579	$21,413

Frequently Asked Questions about John F. Horgan School

Is John F. Horgan School a good school?

John F. Horgan School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

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.

What district is John F. Horgan School in?

West Warwick

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