Wawaloam School

Wawaloam School, a small elementary school, is located in Exeter, Rhode Island. The grade span is kindergarten through 1, and enrollment is 215 students. The average among elementary schools in Rhode Island is roughly 332 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.

Exeter-West Greenwich enrolls 1,529 students in 5 schools, including Wawaloam School.

The student body at Wawaloam School is 83% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Wawaloam School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school employs the equivalent of 17 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is lower than the 13.6:1 average for elementary schools in Rhode Island. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. It compares with 30% for public schools in Washington County.

County data help place the school in context: in Washington County, the median household income is $106,638, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Washington County is home to 38 public schools and about 13,313 public school students.

The closest public school, Metcalf School, is about 1.6 miles from Wawaloam School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Wawaloam School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment at Wawaloam School declined 10% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 240 to 215 students. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which decreased from 88% to 83%.

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