📍 1 Webster Knight Drive, West Warwick, Kent County, 02893
West Warwick High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Warwick, Kent County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Warwick school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Warwick High School enrolls 1,047 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 684 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 1,047 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 qualify for free lunch and 107 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Warwick High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-20, state senate district 9, state house district 26.
West Warwick High School is one of 6 schools in West Warwick, based in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The district serves 3,469 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, West Warwick High School is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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