📍 101 High Street, Wakefield, Washington County, 02879
Wakefield School is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Wakefield, Washington County. The school has 61 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Kingstown school district. It serves grades Pre-K. The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wakefield School enrolls 61 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 62% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
12 of the school's 61 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-2, state senate district 37, state house district 34.
Wakefield 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 61 students, Wakefield 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: Suburb - Large