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Sarah Dyer Barnes School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

24 Barnes Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919 · (401) 231-8710 · Part of Johnston School District

Johnston’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
266
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sarah Dyer Barnes School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Johnston kids: Nicholas A. Ferri Middle

On the path

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

K–5Sarah Dyer Barnes SchoolYou are here
6–8Nicholas A. Ferri Middle720 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

24 Barnes Avenue, Johnston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten29
Grade 147
Grade 241
Grade 348
Grade 454
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
282’20
279’21
284’22
280’23
266’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Hispanic 26%Black 8%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sarah Dyer Barnes School from Johnston families.

Other schools in Johnston School District

The district →
Graniteville School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Johnston
152 students15:1
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades K · Johnston
201 students11:1
Winsor Hill School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Johnston
C+
380 students12:1
Thornton School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Johnston
C+
340 students11:1
Brown Avenue School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Johnston
B−
251 students12:1
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Johnston
C+
720 students12:1

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; Johnston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.