Harris School

Located at 60 High School Street, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Harris School is an average-sized primary school that teaches 371 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Woonsocket.

Woonsocket comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,325 students; Harris School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Harris School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Harris School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate median household income runs about $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), Harris School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BEACON Charter School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Harris School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 371). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 31% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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