📍 120 Killey Avenue, Warwick, Kent County, 02889
Sherman School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Warwick, Kent County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Warwick school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherman School enrolls 316 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
82 of the school's 316 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Sherman School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-20, state senate district 29, state house district 22.
Sherman School is one of 19 schools in Warwick, based in Warwick, Rhode Island. The district serves 7,853 students district-wide and employs 648 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Sherman School is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small