AttendanceMattersRI: Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Recognize Weekly Attendance Leaders and Improved Schools
Week of January 16, 2024
PROVIDENCE, RI – Acknowledging the importance of consistent attendance in education and in alignment with the #AttendanceMatters campaign, Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green are pleased to highlight the top elementary, middle, and high schools with the greatest average weekly attendance, as well as elementary and secondary
The following schools are Rhode Island’s attendance leaders
- Elementary: Myron J. Francis Elementary School, East Providence – 95.5%
- Middle: Barrington Middle School– 95.4%
- High School: Barrington High School – 99.1%
Special recognition is extended to the following schools for demonstrating the most improved average attendance
- Elementary: Guiteras Elementary School, Bristol Warren – 7.9%
- Middle: Samuel Slater Middle School, Pawtucket – 3.2%
- High School: Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy – 12%
The Governor and Commissioner
*As of Tuesday, January 23, at 6 a.m.
