Warwick Neck School

Warwick Neck School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Warwick, Rhode Island, run under Warwick, enrolls 290 students, covering grades K through 5.

Warwick Neck School is one of 18 schools operated by Warwick, a district that instructs 7,688 students overall.

Demographically, Warwick Neck School shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Kent County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Warwick Neck School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kent County put the typical household earns roughly $94,345 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Kent County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students), Warwick Neck School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oakland Beach School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Warwick Neck School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.