Maisie E. Quinn School

Maisie E. Quinn School operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in West Warwick, Rhode Island, overseen by West Warwick. Current enrollment sits at 91 students spanning grade pre-K. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 332 students each, so Maisie E. Quinn School sits 73% smaller than that benchmark.

Within West Warwick, which oversees 6 schools and 3,423 students, Maisie E. Quinn School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Maisie E. Quinn School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at Maisie E. Quinn School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kent County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $94,345, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maisie E. Quinn School is one of 43 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students).

The closest other public school is John F. Deering Middle, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maisie E. Quinn School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 47%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 91 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Maisie E. Quinn School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.