Woonsocket High School

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Woonsocket High School
Location
Woonsocket High School
777 Cass Avenue,
Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895

United States
Coordinates 42°00′15″N71°29′09″W / 42.0041°N 71.4858°W / 42.0041; -71.4858
Information
Type Public
School districtWoonsocket School District
PrincipalJeffrey Guiot
Staff101.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,599 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.83 [1]
Color(s) Maroon and white
Nickname Villa Novans
Website WHS website

Woonsocket High School is a high school in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States (in Providence County). It is the only public high school in the city. [2] Manufacturer and abolitionist Edward Harris donated the original land for the public high school. [3]

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Demographics

From grades 9 through 12 at the Woonsocket high school there were 1556 students, 52% of whom were male, and 48% female. The teacher to student ratio was 20:1.[ when? ] [4]

1% of the students were American Indian, 7% were Asian, 10% were Black, 0.3% were Hawaiian, 29% were Hispanic, 48% were white, and 5% of the students were of two or more races. [4]

60% of students had economic disadvantages, 53% of students were currently receiving free lunch, and 6% received reduced lunch. [4]

Advanced placement testing

14% of students participated[ when? ] in Advanced Placement testing, and of those, 22% passed. The percentage of disadvantaged students who are proficient in testing was 10.9%. Out of the students who did not have a disadvantage, 22.7% were proficient in testing. [4]

Sports

Woonsocket High School's sports teams are known as the Villa Novans, and its colors are maroon and white. The school offers baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling for boys; and basketball, field hockey, soccer, softball, and volleyball for girls. The high school athletes compete in the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL), in which most of Rhode Island's public and private schools compete. The city has various sporting facilities, including a football/soccer field, a baseball field, a gymnasium for basketball, and several tennis courts. [5]

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