Narragansett Schools Buck State Trend With RICAS English Scores Up

NARRAGANSETT, RI — Newly released results from the spring 2022 RICAS exams show Narragansett students’ scores increased in both math and English.

The district's results bucked the statewide drop in English scores, indicating that it could take some time for Rhode Island students to recover from lost and disrupted learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green acknowledged there is room for improvement, but said it was good to see some districts, like Narragansett, exceed proficiency scores from before the pandemic.

"The 2022 RICAS results show that while a lot of work remains ahead to get our students back up to speed, Rhode Island is on its way to recovery," Infante-Green said in a statement.

Here are Narragansett's scores for both English and mathematics:

English

• 2021-22 — 55.2 percent meeting or exceeding expectations
• 2020-21 — 52.9 percent meeting or exceeding expectations.

Math

• 2021-22 — 51.3 percent meeting or exceeding expectations
• 2020-21 — 36.9 percent meeting or exceeding expectations.