Foster Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–5 A-School Grade

Elementary schools for Foster.

At a glance

241Students enrolled

1School

$27,580Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

25%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Foster

Grades PK–5

Capt. Isaac Paine El. School241 students · FosterThis district

Grades 6–8

Ponaganset Middle School396 students · North ScituateFoster-Glocester Regional School District

Grades 9–12

Ponaganset High School869 students · North ScituateFoster-Glocester Regional School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs RI

Math proficiency37%

State average 21%

Graduation rate 92% at Foster-Glocester Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 83.4%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,580

per student each year · 15% above the RI average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration41%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)70%

State23%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

208’20

221’21

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226’23

241’24

Students

White · 95%229

Hispanic · 3%8

Black · 1%3

Asian · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–5

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Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 241 students · Foster

B+Public

Where students go next · Foster-Glocester Regional School District

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Ponaganset Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 396 students · North Scituate

BPublic 🏫

Ponaganset High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 869 students · North Scituate

A-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Coventry School DistrictCoventry · $20,535 per student

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Glocester Elementary School DistrictGlocester · $21,924 per student

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Killingly School DistrictKillingly · $22,657 per student

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Scituate School DistrictScituate · $24,780 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.