Sowams Elementary School

Sowams Elementary School is an elementary school of cozy scale in Barrington, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Barrington, serveing 250 students in grades K through 3. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 332 students each, so Sowams Elementary School sits 25% leaner than that benchmark.

Barrington comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,267 students; Sowams Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sowams Elementary School lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bristol County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bristol County) logs that median household earnings sit near $114,490, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Sowams Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 6,234 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hampden Meadows School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Sowams Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sowams Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 250 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 88% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.