Sowams Elementary School

Barrington, RI 02806

Phone: (401) 247-3180
District: Barrington School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-3 • 251 students

Barrington's Sowams Elementary School serves grades K-3 in the Barrington School District. It is among the few public elementary schools in Rhode Island to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Sowams Elementary School is a public school in the Barrington School District located in Barrington, RI. As of 2014, the students are 85.3% White, non-Hispanic; 6.8% Asian/Pacific Islander; 4.8% Multiracial; 2.8% Hispanic; and 0.4% Black, non-Hispanic. 5.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 85.3% 89.3% 61.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.8% 5.5% 2.9%
Multiracial 4.8% 2.4% 3.2%
Hispanic 2.8% 1.7% 23.4%
Black, non-Hispanic 0.4% 0.8% 8.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.3% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 5.2% — —
English learners — 1.2% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Linden Street Neighborhood/Subdivision Bristol RI 6.4 mi
2 The Point Neighborhood/Subdivision Portsmouth RI 9.6 mi
3 Slate Hill Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Middletown RI 15.1 mi
4 Paradise valley Neighborhood/Subdivision Middletown RI 17.8 mi
5 Toppa Blvd between Bliss/Kay Neighborhood/Subdivision Newport RI 17.9 mi
6 Pawcatuck Neighborhood/Subdivision Pawcatuck CT 38.2 mi
7 Thamesview Apartments Apartment Complex Norwich CT 43.9 mi
8 Mystic Neighborhood/Subdivision Mystic CT 44.2 mi
9 Noank Neighborhood/Subdivision Groton CT 46.4 mi
10 Gales Ferry Neighborhood/Subdivision Gales Ferry CT 46.6 mi
11 Spyglass Condominiums Condominium/Townhouse Groton CT 47.6 mi
12 The Ledges Apartment Complex Groton CT 47.9 mi
13 Quaker Hill Neighborhood/Subdivision Quaker Hill CT 48.9 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Bristol Bristol RI 5.6 mi
2 Common Fence Point Portsmouth RI 8.8 mi
3 Portsmouth Portsmouth RI 10.9 mi
4 Middletown Middletown RI 17.8 mi
5 Jamestown Jamestown RI 18.3 mi
6 Downtown Newport Newport RI 18.9 mi
7 Westerly Westerly RI 38.3 mi
8 Lisbon Lisbon CT 38.5 mi
9 Stonington Stonington CT 42.9 mi
10 Ledyard Ledyard CT 43.2 mi
11 Norwich Norwich CT 43.8 mi
12 West Medford Line Winchester MA 48.3 mi
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