Sherman School

Sherman School is an average-sized elementary-level community in Warwick, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Warwick. The school instructs 324 students in grades K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Sherman School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kent County shows median household income runs about $94,345, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Sherman School is one of 43 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hoxsie School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sherman School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 324 students in 2018 compared to 324 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 77% to 71%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.