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**North Scituate Elementary** District: Scituate Author:Samantha Wagner 



-The mission of the Scituate School system is to provide all students with the knowledge and skill necessary to become responsible, contributing citizens to an ever-changing world-

Introduction
North Scituate is a subdivision of the town of Scituate, which is located in the northern part of Rhode Island. The community is very rural and is surrounded by Foster, Glocester, Coventry, Cranston, Johnston, and Smithfield. Above is an image of North Scituate Elementary School. It is located at 46 Institute Lane and is the backdrop for the Scituate Art Festival. North Scituate Elementary is home to grades kindergarten through fifth grade with Marilyn DiMicco as principal. This report is intended to inform parents and teachers about North Scituate Elementary School. In this report, one can find demographics of the student population, safety demographics from the children's point of view, assessment results of students test scores, and performance progress of North Scituate Elementary School compared to the state. 

General Demographics
 

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​​North Scituate Elementary School is a fairly well off school. Of the 100 students surveyed in the 4th grade, only 17 of them received free or reduced lunch, leaving 83 students to pay full price for school lunches. The statistics for the fifth grade are very similar in that 14 of the 100 students surveyed received free of reduced lunch, meaning 86 students pay full price. It is also evident from the data above that North Scituate Elementary School is a predominantly white school. There is a very small handful of diverse backgrounds in North Scituate Elementary, which stems from the district's lack of diversity. It can be assumed, although the data is not present for the younger grades, that the same statistics are true throughout the school and do not only appear in the 4th and 5th grades.

Safety Demographics
 

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Overall North Scituate is a community in which its children feel safe. Thirty-seven out of 100 students said they were fearful of being hurt or bothered at school one or more times. The other 63 students said they were never fearful of being hurt at school. Four students said they brought a weapon to school one or more times, but the other 96 claim they never brought weapons to school which seems logical due to North Scituate Elementary teaching 5-11 year-olds in a rural district. The threat of robbery was said to have happened one or more times to 4 students, but actual robbery at school was reported by 26 students, a difference of 22 students. Six students reported actual violence at North Scituate Elementary one or more times. Only one student said he or she was offered drugs three or more times at school, however this data seems illogical. This discrepancy can be seen as one child not taking the survey seriously. Because North Scituate is a rural community, most of the transportation to and from school is by school bus or personal vehicles. Sixteen of the 100 students surveyed said they were fearful of being hurt or bothered on the way to and from school. This is probably due to bullying incidents at bus stops or on the bus. Two of the 100 students surveyed said they witnessed actual violence on the way to or from school, presumably during the bus ride or waiting for the bus. Again, only one child said he or she was offered drugs on the way to and from school, which can probably be attributed to false answers. Therefore, it is evident that North Scituate Elementary School is a safe environment for learning.

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North Scituate Elementary School has tested at or above proficiency level during this school year. Eighty third graders tested at or above proficient levels in math while 85 tested at or above proficient in reading. Math proficiency dropped when students moved to 4th grade. Only 70 4th graders performed at or above proficiency levels in math, while 87 students performed at or above proficiency levels in reading. Fifth grader's math proficiency dropped 14 points from 3rd graders and 4 points from 4th graders, leaving them with 66 students at or above proficiency level. Reading proficiency was slightly higher than that of 4th graders at 78 students, but lower than that of 3rd graders (85). Seventy fifth grade students performed at or above proficiency level in writing. Overall most of North Scituate Elementary School performs at or above proficiency level, making it a well performing school.

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North Scituate Elementary School is also a high performing school. As a whole, the school is 11% more proficient in mathematics than other elementary schools in the state. It is 15% more proficient in reading than Rhode Island elementary schools and also 12% more proficient in writing. The line graphs above show that North Scituate Elementary School is a high performing school compared to other elementary schools in Rhode Island.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">In conclusion, it is evident that North Scituate Elementary is a well performing school. The students feel safe in their rural environment and excel in their classes. The school's performance is above the state's making it one of the better schools. Overall, North Scituate Elementary School is a wonderful learning environment.