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Holliman School

WPS Administration Building, Warwick, RI 02888 · (401) 734-3170 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
  • C+Test 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

Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
143 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4416%
Grade 14918%
Grade 24516%
Grade 35319%
Grade 44616%
Grade 54315%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (43).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 64% · US 70%
White
18165%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
5620%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
186%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
14953%
Female
13147%

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Test scores

RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
29.5%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
25.2%
RI avg 32.8%

What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 Holliman School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Holliman School this school28051.1%N/A
Robertson School
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25949.0%N/A
Sarah Dyer Barnes School
Johnston
26651.1%N/A
Sherman School
Warwick
32447.8%N/A
Hoxsie School
Warwick
27855.4%N/A
Wyman School
Warwick
26245.4%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 Holliman School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Rhode IslandIn Kent County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.2%#114 of 166#16 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#94 of 166#14 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
280#108 of 179#15 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#149 of 168#24 of 25
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.4%#59 of 159#5 of 25
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.1%#86 of 176#8 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#47 of 47#7 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
280
-33 (-11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252801716.5:151% (143)
2023-242581913.6:141% (105)
2022-2328218.415.3:136% (102)
2020-213132015.7:131% (98)
2017-182771815.3:134% (94)
2015-162911618.2:138% (111)
2010-113693111.9:136% (131)
2000-013412116.2:121% (73)
1990-914132715.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holliman School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (277 to 280); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).

About Holliman School

This page covers Holliman School, a small elementary school in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has 280 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.

Warwick runs Holliman School along with 17 other schools, enrolling 7,688 students in total.

The student body at Holliman School is 65% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Kent County, the White share is about 85%. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Holliman School are from different groups.

There are about 16.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Holliman School, which has 17. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Rhode Island is 13.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Holliman School is about 51%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Kent County is 9 points.

Holliman School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Rhode Island public elementary schools.

Kent County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $94,345 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Kent County number 43, with about 18,578 students.

Holliman School is about 0.2 miles from Pilgrim High School, its nearest public school. Holliman School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Holliman School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Holliman School had a net loss of 33 students, or 11%.

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Kent County at a glance

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Population
171,456
Census ACS
Median income
$94,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,578 students

Quick facts

School name
Holliman School
District
Warwick
Address
WPS Administration Building, Warwick, RI 02888
Phone
(401) 734-3170
County
Kent County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
280
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
143 (51%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
440111000293
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Holliman School
How large is Holliman School?
Holliman School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-05.
Is Holliman School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holliman School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Holliman School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Holliman School.
What is the student diversity at Holliman School?
Student demographics at Holliman School are roughly 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Holliman School in?
Holliman School is part of Warwick.
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