Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KINGSTOWN·NCES 440075000398
Fishing Cove El. School
110 Wickford Point Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 · (401) 268-6580 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
108 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 64% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
67.9%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Fishing Cove El. School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Cove El. School this school | 346 | 31.2% | N/A |
| Cedar Hill School Warwick | 299 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Aquidneck School Middletown | 302 | 28.1% | N/A |
| Narragansett Elementary Narragansett | 331 | 26.6% | N/A |
| Saylesville Elementary Lincoln | 312 | 35.3% | N/A |
| Peace Dale School Peace Dale | 412 | 37.6% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fishing Cove El. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #8 of 166 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #12 of 166 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #71 of 179 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #124 of 168 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #94 of 159 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.2% | #130 of 176 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #84 of 99 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 24.4 | 13.3:1 | 24% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 24.8 | 14.5:1 | 38% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 34% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 34% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 17 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fishing Cove El. School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (359 to 346); teachers down 7% (24.8 to 23).
About Fishing Cove El. School
Fishing Cove El. School is a medium-sized elementary school in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, under North Kingstown. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 346 students enrolled.
Fishing Cove El. School is one of 8 schools in North Kingstown, which enrolls 3,748 students in total.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at Fishing Cove El. School. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Washington County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Fishing Cove El. School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Fishing Cove El. School operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Rhode Island average 13.6:1. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 30% average for public schools in Washington County.
allk12 grades Fishing Cove El. School an A. The grade compares the school only with Rhode Island public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Washington County, median household income is about $106,638, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fishing Cove El. School is one of 38 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 13,313 students.
The nearest public school is Wickford Middle School, at about 1.6 miles. Fishing Cove El. School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fishing Cove El. School went from 316 students to 346. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.9:1 to 15.0:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,344
Census ACS
Median income
$106,638
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
13,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Kingstown
- North Kingstown Sr. HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Davisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Hamilton SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Stony Lane El. SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Wickford Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Forest Park El. SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in North Kingstown
- North Kingstown Sr. HighHigh · 1,278 students
- Davisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Hamilton SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Stony Lane El. SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Wickford Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Forest Park El. SchoolElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Wickford Middle School1.6 mi · 339
- Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset1.9 mi · 212
- Stony Lane El. School2.2 mi · 385
- North Kingstown Sr. High2.2 mi · 1,278
- Forest Park El. School2.3 mi · 264
- Davisville Middle School2.4 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Fishing Cove El. SchoolHow large is Fishing Cove El. School?
Fishing Cove El. School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fishing Cove El. School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fishing Cove El. School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fishing Cove El. School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Fishing Cove El. School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fishing Cove El. School?
At Fishing Cove El. School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Fishing Cove El. School in?
Fishing Cove El. School is part of North Kingstown.
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