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Wakefield Hills El. School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

505 Wakefield Street, West Warwick, RI 02893 · (401) 822-8452 · Part of West Warwick School District

West Warwick’s School Grade C better than 25% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Wakefield Hills El. School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for West Warwick kids: John F. Deering Middle

On the path

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

K–4Wakefield Hills El. SchoolYou are here
5–8John F. Deering Middle976 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

505 Wakefield Street, West Warwick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten64
Grade 172
Grade 272
Grade 397
Grade 468
Enrollment over time
396’20
413’21
401’22
397’23
373’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 9%Black 3%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wakefield Hills El. School from West Warwick families.

Other schools in West Warwick School District

The district →
Maisie E. Quinn School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Warwick
91 students15:1
John F. Horgan School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · West Warwick
C−
475 students14:1
Greenbush Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · West Warwick
C−
427 students13:1
John F. Deering Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Warwick
C−
976 students10:1
West Warwick High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Warwick
B+
1,081 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; West Warwick’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.