Sowams Elementary School
364 Sowams Rd
Barrington RI, 02806, Bristol County
Phone: 401-247-3180
Ranking: 
(3 out of 217, top 1%)*
(3 out of 217, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Barrington School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 251 | 251 | 261 | 279 | 273 | 266 | 261 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 15.5% | 42 | 16.7% | 56 | 21.5% | 55 | 19.7% | 58 | 21.2% | 61 | 22.9% | 61 | 23.4% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 24.7% | 76 | 30.3% | 63 | 24.1% | 67 | 24.0% | 75 | 27.5% | 74 | 27.8% | 55 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 81 | 32.3% | 64 | 25.5% | 68 | 26.1% | 76 | 27.2% | 77 | 28.2% | 63 | 23.7% | 70 | 26.8% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 27.5% | 69 | 27.5% | 74 | 28.4% | 81 | 29.0% | 63 | 23.1% | 68 | 25.6% | 75 | 28.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 122 | 48.6% | 115 | 45.8% | 131 | 50.2% | 127 | 45.5% | 128 | 46.9% | 135 | 50.8% | 134 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 129 | 51.4% | 136 | 54.2% | 130 | 49.8% | 152 | 54.5% | 137 | 50.2% | 123 | 46.2% | 123 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 6.8% | 8 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.9% | 10 | 3.6% | 17 | 6.2% | 14 | 5.3% | 17 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 214 | 85.3% | 222 | 88.4% | 241 | 92.3% | 254 | 91.0% | 253 | 92.7% | 246 | 92.5% | 243 | 93.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 4.8% | 13 | 5.2% | 7 | 2.7% | 9 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.0% | 12 | 4.8% | 10 | 3.8% | 7 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.9% | NA | NA | 11 | 4.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.76 | 13.94 | 12.43 | 13.41 | 13.13 | 11.10 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 88.06% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 85.71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 83.54% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 89.19% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 97.01% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 93.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 89.87% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 94.59% | N/A | N/A |
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* Sowams Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.