Guiteras School

Located at 35 Washington Street, in Bristol, Rhode Island, Guiteras School is a rural-scale elementary school that instructs 123 students (grades 2 through 5), operated by Bristol Warren. That puts it 63% smaller than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

Bristol Warren comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,627 students; Guiteras School is among them.

Demographically, Guiteras School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bristol County's rate of about 28%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bristol County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,490 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Bristol County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,234 students), of which Guiteras School is one.

The closest other public school is Colt Andrews School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guiteras School has declined 51%, going from 249 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 3% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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