📍 99 Lawton Avenue, Tiverton, Newport County, 02878
Fort Barton School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tiverton, Newport County. The school has 190 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tiverton school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Fort Barton School enrolls 190 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 3.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 165 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 190 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Fort Barton 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 11, state house district 70.
Fort Barton 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 190 students, Fort Barton 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