Ashaway Elementary School

Set in Ashaway, Rhode Island, Ashaway Elementary School is a small primary school, run under Chariho. It works with 212 students across grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Chariho comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,951 students; Ashaway Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ashaway Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,638 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Washington County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students), Ashaway Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Springbrook Elementary School, roughly 2.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ashaway Elementary School has expanded 6%, going from 200 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.