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Warwick School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Warwick.

Warwick’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
7,688
Schools
18
Spent per student
$23,605
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$99.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warwick School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Rhode Island districts
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $99.7M, about $12,971 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Warwick 84,187

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Warwick. Grade by grade →

K–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 26.6% · 4,200 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 33.1% · 4,193 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 84.1% · 613 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,605 per student · 1% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 27%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,985’20
8,029’21
7,860’22
7,771’23
7,688’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

18 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Oakland Beach School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Warwick
C
326 students11:1
Warwick Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Warwick
207 students12:1
Sherman School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B
324 students13:1
Cedar Hill School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B+
299 students12:1
Warwick Neck School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B+
290 students16:1
Holliman School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B−
280 students16:1
Hoxsie School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B−
278 students14:1
Norwood School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
C
265 students12:1
Wyman School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B−
262 students15:1
Robertson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
C+
259 students14:1
Greenwood School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B−
255 students13:1
Park School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B−
225 students12:1
Lippitt School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
C+
223 students9:1
Scott School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Warwick
B
189 students10:1
Warwick Veterans Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warwick
C
1,059 students11:1
Winman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warwick
C
706 students11:1
Pilgrim High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Warwick
B
1,137 students11:1
Toll Gate High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Warwick
B+
1,104 students12:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Barrington School DistrictBarrington
$19,531per student
Cranston School DistrictCranston
$19,030per student
East Greenwich School DistrictEast Greenwich
$19,522per student
East Providence School DistrictEast Providence
$19,621per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.