Metcalf School

As a well-populated elementary-level community in Exeter, Rhode Island, Metcalf School instructs 522 students from grades 2 through 6, run under Exeter-West Greenwich. That puts it 57% larger than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

Within Exeter-West Greenwich, which oversees 5 schools and 1,529 students, Metcalf School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Metcalf School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $106,638, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Metcalf School is one of 38 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students).

Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Metcalf School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window.

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