Thornton School
4 School St
Johnston RI, 02919, Providence County
Phone: 401-943-7369
Ranking: (170 out of 217, bottom 22%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5
School District: Johnston School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 368 | 358 | 354 | 339 | 332 | 339 | 313 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 71 | 19.3% | 67 | 18.7% | 69 | 19.5% | 75 | 22.1% | 75 | 22.6% | 84 | 24.8% | 79 | 25.2% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 21.5% | 74 | 20.7% | 71 | 20.1% | 69 | 20.4% | 81 | 24.4% | 73 | 21.5% | 45 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 19.6% | 74 | 20.7% | 68 | 19.2% | 72 | 21.2% | 66 | 19.9% | 47 | 13.9% | 46 | 14.7% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 19.8% | 68 | 19.0% | 72 | 20.3% | 67 | 19.8% | 56 | 16.9% | 50 | 14.7% | 76 | 24.3% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 19.8% | 75 | 20.9% | 74 | 20.9% | 56 | 16.5% | 54 | 16.3% | 85 | 25.1% | 67 | 21.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 201 | 54.6% | 168 | 46.9% | 156 | 44.1% | 160 | 47.2% | 153 | 46.1% | 159 | 46.9% | 144 | 46.0% |
Female: | 167 | 45.4% | 190 | 53.1% | 198 | 55.9% | 179 | 52.8% | 171 | 51.5% | 172 | 50.7% | 165 | 52.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 19 | 5.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.8% | 11 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.9% | 14 | 4.1% | 17 | 5.4% |
Hispanic: | 77 | 20.9% | 79 | 22.1% | 78 | 22.0% | 75 | 22.1% | 32 | 9.6% | 44 | 13.0% | 35 | 11.2% |
Black: | 15 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.7% | 22 | 6.2% | 15 | 4.4% | 22 | 6.6% | 16 | 4.7% | 19 | 6.1% |
White: | 244 | 66.3% | 244 | 68.2% | 234 | 66.1% | 230 | 67.8% | 263 | 79.2% | 263 | 77.6% | 241 | 77.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 56.5% | 154 | 43.0% | 178 | 50.3% | 153 | 45.1% | 145 | 43.7% | 139 | 41.0% | 111 | 35.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 10.1% | 34 | 9.5% | 39 | 11.0% | 23 | 6.8% | 38 | 11.4% | 36 | 10.6% | 37 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 15.57 | 11.80 | 12.56 | 11.45 | 9.20 | 10.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 51.93% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 54.07% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 46.94% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 45.83% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 64.64% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 70.93% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 60.71% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 64.35% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 24.32% | 46.19% | N/A |
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* Thornton School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.