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| Recommended Commended schools
08:16 AM EDT on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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| Twenty-one schools from 10 districts were honored by the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education for exceptionally high performance in English and Math for two years, significant annual progress for two years or for closing the achievement gap between student groups. | ||
| > | CommendationPoverty index* | |
| Barrington | > | > |
| Barrington High | High Achievement | 1.95 |
| Barrington Middle | High Achievement | 2.40 |
| Hampden Meadows Elementary | High Achievement | 2.35 |
| Nayatt Elementary | High Achievement | 0.55 |
| Primrose Hill Elementary | High Achievement | 2.31 |
| Sowams Elementary | High Achievement | 4.21 |
| Bristol Warren | > | > |
| Kickemuit Middle | Significant Improvement | 20.35 |
| Cranston | > | > |
| Gladstone Street Elementary | Closing Equity Gaps | 47.87 |
| East Greenwich | > | > |
| East Greenwich High | High Achievement | 4.58 |
| Archie R. Cole Middle | High Achievement | 6.51 |
| Meadowbrook Farms Elementary | High Achievement | 2.58 |
| North Kingstown | > | > |
| Forest Park Elementary | High Achievement | 15.90 |
| Pawtucket | > | > |
| Curvin-McCabe Elementary | Closing Equity Gaps | 50.00 |
| Henry J. Winters Elementary | Closing Equity Gaps | 69.28 |
| Smithfield | > | > |
| William Winsor Elementary | High Achievement | 3.42 |
| Warwick | > | > |
| Lippitt Elementary | Significant Improvement | 21.13 |
| Oakland Beach Elementary | Closing Equity Gaps | 36.10 |
| Westerly | > | > |
| Westerly Middle | Significant Improvement | 19.72 |
| Dunn’s Corners Elementary | Significant Improvement | 15.60 |
| State Street Elementary | Significant Improvement | 22.40 |
| Woonsocket | > | > |
| Leo A. Savoie Elementary | Closing Equity Gaps | 35.03 |
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| * – The poverty index is the percentage of students who receive free or reduced lunch at each school.Source: The R.I. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education | ||
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