Primrose Hill School

Primrose Hill School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Barrington, Rhode Island, overseen by Barrington, teacheing 329 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 6 schools in Barrington (3,267 students total), Primrose Hill School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Primrose Hill School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, Primrose Hill School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 16% of students at Primrose Hill School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bristol County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bristol County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,490, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Primrose Hill School is one of 13 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 6,234 students).

The closest other public school is Barrington High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Primrose Hill School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Primrose Hill School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 329). The White share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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