Western Coventry School

As an average-sized elementary school in Coventry, Rhode Island, Western Coventry School educates 298 students from grades K through 5, run under Coventry.

Within Coventry, which oversees 7 schools and 4,010 students, Western Coventry School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Western Coventry School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Western Coventry School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at Western Coventry School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Kent County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kent County) records that median household income runs about $94,345, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Western Coventry School is one of 43 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students).

The closest other public school is Washington Oak School, roughly 4.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Western Coventry School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 298). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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