Saylesville Elementary

Saylesville Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school in Lincoln, Rhode Island, overseen by Lincoln. The school instructs 312 students in grades K through 5.

Lincoln runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,255 students. Saylesville Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Saylesville Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Saylesville Elementary reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Saylesville Elementary is one.

Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Saylesville Elementary.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 23%: 254 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 83% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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