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Scott School

833 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886 · (401) 734-3585 · Kent County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
94 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1910%
Grade 14122%
Grade 23619%
Grade 33317%
Grade 43217%
Grade 52815%

This year's kindergarten class (19) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 64% · US 70%
White
11360%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
4122%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
95%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
1810%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10455%
Female
8545%

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Test scores

RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
49.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
50.6%
RI avg 32.8%

What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.

Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Scott School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Scott School this school18949.7%N/A
Warwick Early Learning Center
Warwick
20739.6%N/A
Robertson School
Warwick
25949.0%N/A
Early Childhood Center
Johnston
20152.7%N/A
Brown Avenue School
Johnston
25143.0%N/A
Lippitt School
Warwick
22357.8%N/A
Matched among Rhode Island elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Scott School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Rhode IslandIn Kent County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#42 of 166#5 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.4%#39 of 166#4 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
189#169 of 179#26 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.7%#89 of 176#11 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.6%#5 of 99#1 of 17
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
189
-51 (-21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251891810.5:150% (94)
2023-242252110.7:141% (93)
2022-2320716.812.3:133% (68)
2020-212401615.0:133% (80)
2017-1828921.413.5:132% (93)
2015-162721716.0:131% (83)
2010-113242612.5:125% (80)
2000-012751419.6:19% (24)
1990-913382016.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott School.

Since 2017-18: students down 35% (289 to 189); teachers down 16% (21.4 to 18).

About Scott School

Scott School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Warwick, Rhode Island. Federal data show 189 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Rhode Island, the average enrollment is about 332.

Scott School is in Warwick, a district with 7,688 students across 18 schools.

The largest group at Scott School is White students, at 60%. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Kent County, the White share is about 85%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Scott School scores 58%.

Teacher count: 18 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.5:1. Compared with the 13.6:1 average for elementary schools in Rhode Island, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kent County is 42%.

The school is in Kent County, where median household income comes to about $94,345, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kent County counts 43 public schools with about 18,578 students.

Scott School's closest public school neighbor is Toll Gate High School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Scott School holds at least 8 other public schools.

For locale, NCES codes Scott School as City: Small.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% decline, from 240 to 189. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 10.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Kent County at a glance

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Population
171,456
Census ACS
Median income
$94,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
18,578 students

Quick facts

School name
Scott School
District
Warwick
Address
833 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI 02886
Phone
(401) 734-3585
County
Kent County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
189
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
94 (50%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
440111000305
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Scott School
How many students attend Scott School?
Scott School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Scott School serve?
Scott School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Scott School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Scott School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scott School?
At Scott School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Scott School public or private?
Scott School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warwick.
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