John F. Horgan School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in West Warwick, Rhode Island, John F. Horgan School hosts 475 students from grades K through 4, one of the schools within West Warwick. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

Across the 6 schools in West Warwick (3,423 students total), John F. Horgan School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, John F. Horgan School records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, John F. Horgan School lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kent County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $94,345, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Kent County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students), of which John F. Horgan School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Warwick High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John F. Horgan School.

John F. Horgan School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. John F. Horgan School's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 475). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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