📍 242 Main Road, Tiverton, Newport County, 02878
Pocasset School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tiverton, Newport County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tiverton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Pocasset School enrolls 205 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 205 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Pocasset School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 10, state house district 70.
Pocasset School is one of 5 schools in Tiverton, based in Tiverton, Rhode Island. The district serves 1,520 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, Pocasset School is smaller than the district average of about 304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large