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Sowams Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

364 Sowams Road, Barrington, RI 02806 · (401) 247-3180 · Part of Barrington School District

Barrington’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Sowams Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 51 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Barrington kids: Barrington Middle School

On the path

Where Barrington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Sowams Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Barrington Middle School763 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

364 Sowams Road, Barrington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 166
Grade 262
Grade 374
Enrollment over time
251’20
268’21
257’22
261’23
250’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Asian 10%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sowams Elementary School from Barrington families.

Other schools in Barrington School District

The district →
Primrose Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Barrington
A
329 students13:1
Nayatt School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Barrington
A+
356 students14:1
Hampden Meadows School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Barrington
A
471 students16:1
Barrington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barrington
A
763 students12:1
Barrington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barrington
A+
1,098 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Rhode Island’s other public schools; Barrington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.