Woonsocket High School

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Woonsocket High School
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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
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Type Public
School districtWoonsocket School District
PrincipalJeffrey Guiot
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,500 (2015-16) [1]
Color(s) Maroon and White
MascotVilla Novans
Website WHS website

Woonsocket High School is a high school in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA (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 9–12 at the Woonsocket high school there are 1556 students, 52% of which are male, and 48% female. The teacher to student ratio is 20:1. [4]

1% of the students are American Indian. 7% are asian, 10% are black, 0.3% are Hawaiian, 29% are hispanic, 48% are white, and 5% of the students have two or more races. [5]

60% of students have economic disadvantages, 53% of students are currently receiving free lunch and 6% get reduced lunch. [6]

Advanced placement testing

14% of students participated in Advanced Placement testing and out of the 14%, 22% passed. The percentage of disadvantaged students who are proficient in testing is 10.9%. Out of the students who don't have a disadvantage, 22.7% are proficient in testing. [7]

Sports [8]

Woonsocket High School's mascot is the Villa Novans, and its colors are maroon and white. The sports available at the school are 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 all on the school's grounds, and several tennis courts. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Woonsocket High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Woonsocket High School - Home". woonsockethighschool.weebly.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ↑ History of Providence County, Vol II Ed. by Richard M. Bayles (W.W. Preston & Co., NY. 1891) under Biographical sketches, Town of Woonsocket, p. 397-399 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/RIGENWEB/1999-09/0936639354
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  5. ↑ "U.S. News and Reports" . Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ↑ "U.S. News and Reports" . Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ↑ "U.S. News and Reports" . Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. ↑ "Woonsocket Villa Novans Athletics and Sports Teams - RI". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. ↑ "Woonsocket Villa Novans Athletics and Sports Teams - RI". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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