Narragansett Pier School

Set in Narragansett, Rhode Island, Narragansett Pier School is a close-knit middle school, part of Narragansett. It enrolls 263 students across grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 523.

Narragansett comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 966 students; Narragansett Pier School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Narragansett Pier School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 30% of students at Narragansett Pier School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household income runs about $106,638, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Narragansett Pier School is one of 38 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students).

Nearest neighbor: Narragansett High School, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Narragansett Pier School has edged down 39%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 263 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 88% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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