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Westerly Public Schools
Where we create an inspiring, challenging, and supportive environment where students are encouraged and assisted in reaching their highest potential.

WPS 24-25 State Assessment Results

The Faces of our Schools: Our District’s Demographics

  • Total K-12: 2,077 Students

  • Male: 49%

  • Female: 51%

  • Free or Reduced: 42%

  • Students with Disabilities: 18%

  • Multi-language learners: 4%

  • Mckinney vento identified: 2%

  • White: 77%

  • Black or African American: 1%

  • Native Hawaiian or other pacific islander: 1%

  • Asian: 3%

  • American indian or alaska native: 1%

  • Hispanic: 10%

  • Two or more races: 8%

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Framing Our Data 

Bright Spots  Gaps to Close
These are your successes and strengths — areas where implementation, instruction, or student outcomes are moving in the right direction.
Think of these as “what’s working that we want to sustain and scale.”		 These are your areas for focus and improvement — the next opportunities to strengthen outcomes and support teachers and students.
Think of these as “where we need to tighten alignment, deepen practice, or provide support.”

 

Dunn's Corners Elementary

DCS English Language Arts

Bright Spots Gaps to Close

Overall proficiency is rising in grade 4, with an increase from 34.6% (Spring 2024) to 50% (2025).

Consistent year-over-year improvement (combined grades 3 & 4)
2023 → 44%
2024 → 46%
2025 → 49% (Approaching the pre-pandemic level of 60%.)

Stronger reading and language performance in Grades 3 & 4 compared to writing 
Grade 3: Reading 58%, Language 57%
Grade 4: Reading 66%, Language 58%
 

 Achievement & Growth concerns:
All levels especially special education 
42% of students show low growth, 47% typical growth, & 11% at high growth.
Writing remains a significant weakness:
Gr 3 Writing: 29%  &  Gr 4 Writing: 32%
Writing lags behind reading & language.
Idea development is weaker than conventions - a need for instruction in generating, organizing, and expanding ideas in writing.
 

DCS Math

Bright Spots Gaps to Close

Steady improvement in overall proficiency, rising from 50% (Spring 2023) to 54% (2024), and 59% (2025).

Strong performance by grade level:
Grade 3: 62.5% proficient  &  Grade 4: 54% proficient
Gr 3 shows minimal red, with more students exceeding

High proficiency in specific Grade 3 domains:
Operations & Algebraic Thinking: 73%
Measurement & Data: 67%
Numbers & Operations: 64%

Consistent Grade 4 domain performance:
All domain areas between 58–65% proficient.
 

Achievement & Growth concerns:
All levels especially special education
40% of students show low growth, 40% typical growth, & 20% at high growth.

Need to reduce students in the red and increase students in green/blue.

Grade 3 Geometry 
This domain is a relative weakness at 50%.

Increase proficiency across all math domains, 
To ensure more balanced performance for both grades.
 

 

Springbrook Elementary

SES English Language Arts

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Positive Trend in ELA Proficiency: The school demonstrated forward momentum, increasing ELA proficiency rates from 30.6% in Spring 2024 to 35.2% in Spring 2025. 
  • 49% of students achieved High Growth in ELA during Spring 2025, with an additional 28.6% showing Typical Growth.
  • Grade 3 Reading Nears 50%: Nearly half of Grade 3 students (49%) showed growth in Reading, (Reading 49%, Language 38%).
  • Grade 4 is over 50%:  More than half of Grade 4 showed growth in Reading: (Reading 60%, Language 48%).
     
  • Writing proficiency represents the most urgent academic gap. Grade 3 currently shows only 7% proficiency, while Grade 4 is performing marginally better at 26% proficiency.
  • Compared to the relative strengths shown in Reading and Language domains, Writing is clearly a targeted area.
  • Vocabulary knowledge and application are a noted weakness as well as conventions (grammar, punctuation, etc.). A priority is the explicit teaching of academic vocabulary and word acquisition

 

SES Math

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Grade 3: A strong majority of Grade 3 students (60%) demonstrated proficiency in Operations and Algebraic Thinking, indicating effective development of essential problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills.
  • Full Participation: We achieved 100% participation from both Third and Fourth Grade students.
  • Nearly half of participating students (40%) showed high growth. 
     
  • Foundational Skills (Grade 3): To ensure students have the necessary foundation for future success, instructional efforts must be focused on boosting proficiency across all Grade 3 domains, where current mastery levels hover near 50% or below.
  • Grade 4 Math Concepts: Targeted remediation and accelerated instruction are necessary in Grade 4 Geometry and Operations and Algebraic Thinking, as less than half of students (45%) are currently meeting proficiency standards in these areas.
     

 

State Street Elementary

SSS English Language Arts

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from Spring 2024 to 2025 from 42% to 49%
  • 44% of students showed high growth
  • Increase each year 2023 (41%), 2024 (42%), and 2025 (49%) (pre-pandemic 63%)
  • Gr 3 Reading 58%, Language 54%
  • Gr 4 Reading 68%, Language 59%
  • Writing Gr 3 - 24% & Gr 4 - 32%
  • Writing is a weakness compared to reading and language areas
  • Idea development is a weakness compared to conventions 

 

SSS Math

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from Spring 2024 to 2025 from 52% to 56% proficient
  • Increase each year 2023 (47%), 2024 (52%), and 2025 (56%) (pre-pandemic 67%)
  • Gr 4 Number & Operations Fractions 69%, Measurement & Data 69%, Numbers & Operations 71%
  • 54% high growth only 2% low growth
  • Gr 3 showed proficiency in all domains between 46% and 66%
  • Gr 4 Geometry 62%, Operations and Algebraic Thinking 66%

WPS Elementary Schools-Clear Path Forward

ELA

  • Fidelity and Integrity to HQCM
    Focus on K-2 EL Skills block (decoding/encoding)
  • Focus on 3-4 ALL Block (grammar, usage, mechanics)
  • Focused Weekly Common Planning Time
  • Grade Level Day PD
  • Looking at Student Work
  • Alignment of Data to the Strategic Plan

MATH

  • Fidelity and Integrity to HQCM
  • Focused Weekly Common Planning Time
  • Grade Level Day PD
  • Looking at Student Work
  • Alignment of Data to the Strategic Plan

Westerly Middle School

WMS English Language Arts

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from 2024 to 2025 from 36.6% to 40.1% proficient
  • Grade 5 cohort increased from 30.7% in 2024 to 41.7% in 2025 proficient
  • Grade 7 cohort increased from 33.3% in 2024 to 41.1% in 2025
  • Grade 8 cohort increased from 30.7% in 2024 to 44.7% in 2025
  • Grade 5 had the highest high growth at 41.5%
  • Writing is relative weakness compared to reading and language areas. 
  • Idea development is a gap to close compared to conventions area 
  • HQIM Implementation

WMS Math

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from 2024 to 2025 from 28.7% to 36.8% proficient
  • Grade 6 cohort increased from 32.9% in 2024 to 44.4% in 2025
  • Grade 7 cohort increased from 30.5% in 2024 to 40.2% in 2025
  • Grade 7 had the highest high growth at 48.1%
  • Grade 5 Number and Operation in Base Ten
  • Grade 5 Implementation of HQIM
  • Grades 6-8 Expressions and Equations
  • Grades 6-8 Implementation

Clear Path Forward

 ELA
  • Grade 5 following elementary model to increase time for ELA
  • Grade 5 implementation of ALL Block
  • EL in grades 6-8 more tightly aligning to timelines and reporting end of unit scores 
  • Bimonthly CPT with administration
  • Updated Grading Policy
  • Retention/Promotion Policy
Math
  • Grade 5 following elementary model to increase time for math instruction
  • Grade 5 facilitating Number Corner and strategic study.
  • Curriculum more tightly aligning to timelines and reporting end of unit scores 
  • Bimonthly CPT with administration
  • Updated Grading Policy
  • Retention/Promotion Policy
     

Westerly High School

WHS English Language Arts

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from 2024 to 2025 from 56% to 66% proficient on the SAT
  • WHS SAT scores higher than state, national and global averages
  • 67% of 10th graders scored proficient on the PSAT 10
  • WHS PSAT 10 scores higher than state, national and global averages
  • PSAT 10 scores exceeds our 2026 SIP target
  • The largest gap in performance is between IEP and non-IEP students.
  • Conventions is the lowest score on average

WHS Math

Bright Spots Gaps to Close
  • Increase from 2024 to 2025 from 18% to 42% proficient on the SAT
  • WHS SAT scores higher than state, national and global averages
  • 29% of 10th graders scored proficient on the PSAT 10
  • WHS PSAT 10 scores higher than state average
  • The largest gap in performance is between IEP and non-IEP students.
  • The PSAT 10 scores are 6 points away from our 2026 SIP target

Clear Path Forward

 ELA
  • Continued focus on fidelity of HQIM implementation
  • Leveraging Khan Academy to reinforce skills
  • Improved collaboration between ELA and special educators 
  • Improving feedback through the implementation of the new grading policy
Math
  • Continued focus on fidelity of HQIM implementation
  • Continued focus on fidelity of ALEKS implementation
  • Using data to improve our approach to intervention in Math Lab
  • Improved collaboration between Math and special educators 
  • Improving feedback through the implementation of the new grading policy
  • Focus on pacing and common assessments

Consistency

The power of consistency lies in its ability to produce remarkable results through small, repeated actions over time. Whether it's in fitness, learning, business, or personal growth, consistent effort compounds like interest-slow at first, but eventually exponential. It builds habits, creates momentum, and develops trust in oneself and from others. Even on days when motivation fades, consistency acts as a quiet force that keeps progress moving forward. Ultimately, it's not the intensity of effort once in a while, but the discipline to show up regularly that separates success from stagnation.
 

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