Norwood School

Norwood School is a compact elementary school in Warwick, Rhode Island, operated by Warwick. The school enrolls 265 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 20% below the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

Within Warwick, which oversees 18 schools and 7,688 students, Norwood School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Norwood School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Norwood School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Norwood School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kent County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kent County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,345 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Norwood School is one of 43 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students).

Nearest neighbor: Holliman School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 279 students in 2018 compared to 265 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 77% to 58%.

On allk12, members of the Norwood School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.