Summary:
Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus is a public elementary school located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, serving grades PK-5 with around 800 students. The school is part of the Woonsocket school district, which is ranked 56 out of 59 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population has been shifting, with a decreasing percentage of white students and an increasing percentage of Hispanic students.
Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus has consistently underperformed compared to the Woonsocket district and the state of Rhode Island in standardized test scores. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 7.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades, compared to 11.1% for the Woonsocket district. In mathematics, only 9% of students were proficient or better, compared to 10% for the Woonsocket district. The school's performance in science was also low, with only 9.1% of students proficient or better. Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Rhode Island, ranking 167 out of 167 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 165 out of 166 schools in the 2021-2022 school year, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.25% in 2022-2023 to 80.45% in 2020-2021, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When comparing Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus to nearby schools in the Woonsocket district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, the nearby Leo A. Savoie School had significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA (24.8%) and mathematics (25.6%) across all grades in 2022-2023, compared to Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus. The spending per student at Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus ($14,330 in 2020-2021) is higher than the spending at some of the nearby schools, such as Globe Park School ($12,554) and Harris School ($13,569), but the academic performance of Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus remains significantly lower, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's underperformance.
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