📍 60 High School Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, 02895
Harris School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Woonsocket, Providence County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Woonsocket school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Harris School enrolls 428 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 207 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 428 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 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.
Harris School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 24, state house district 49.
Harris School is one of 10 schools in Woonsocket, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The district serves 5,541 students district-wide and employs 422 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Harris School is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large