By: Kayla Nastari

The September issue of Rhode Island Monthly includes a list of fifty Rhode Island schools with statistics of their academic performance and instructional spending. Below are ten local schools with populations that are equivalent to that of Cumberland High School. School performance ratings include: H.P. for High Performing, these schools have met 2011 score objectives, M.P. for Moderately Performing, these schools met the 2005-2006 projected targets for index scores and graduation rate and I.P. for Insufficient Progress, these schools failed to meet 2005-2006 targets.    

School / Number of Students / School Performance / Graduation Rate / Spending per Pupil

Cumberland High School / 1536 / H.P. / 88.4 / $5,000

Cranston High School East / 1721 / 141 / I.P. / 84.1 / $6,065

Lincoln High School / 1085 / I.P. / 95.2 / $7,610

Mount Pleasant High School / 1398 / I.P. / 59.7 / $6,788

North Kingstown High School / 1549 / H.P.+ / 92.6 / $6,755

Pilgrim High School / 1364 / H.P.+ / 87.5 / $7,329

Shea Senior High School / 1153 / I.P. / 76.6 / $5,586

Toll Gate High School / 1191 / I.P. / 87.9 / $7,739

William E. Tolman Senior High / 1382 / M.P.+ / 75.7 / $5,900

Woonsocket High School / 1965 / I.P. / 74.7 / $4,889