📍 380 Matunuck Beach Road, Wakefield, Washington County, 02879
Matunuck School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wakefield, Washington County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Kingstown school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matunuck School enrolls 205 students across grades K–4. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
30 of the school's 205 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matunuck School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-20, state senate district 38, state house district 36.
Matunuck School is one of 7 schools in South Kingstown, based in Wakefield, Rhode Island. The district serves 2,253 students district-wide and employs 209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, Matunuck School is smaller than the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe