Fishing Cove El. School

Located at 110 Wickford Point Road, in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Fishing Cove El. School is a moderately sized elementary school that works with 346 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under North Kingstown.

North Kingstown comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,748 students; Fishing Cove El. School is among them.

On demographics, Fishing Cove El. School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Fishing Cove El. School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $106,638, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Fishing Cove El. School is one of 38 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students).

Wickford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fishing Cove El. School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fishing Cove El. School's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 346). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 74%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.