Lonsdale Elementary

Lonsdale Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Lincoln, Rhode Island, part of Lincoln, with 286 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Lincoln runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,255 students. Lonsdale Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lonsdale Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Lonsdale Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Saylesville Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lonsdale Elementary.

Lonsdale Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lonsdale Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 289 students in 2018 to 286 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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