Washington Oak School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Coventry, Rhode Island
Washington Oak School in Coventry, Rhode Island enrolled 594 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Rhode Island elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
625 students in 2022-23, 621 students in 2023-24, 594 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 625 | 40.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 39.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 594 | 36.0 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Rhode Island elementary schools
Among the 172 Rhode Island elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Washington Oak School enrolled 652 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.5% of students were White, 7.6% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.5%
- Hispanic7.6%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian0.5%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Washington Oak School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 54% | 36% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60% | 34% (2021-22) | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Coventry
5 public elementary schools in Coventry report 2024-25 enrollment; Washington Oak School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Oak School | 594 | 16.5 | 19.7% |
| Tiogue School | 328 | 13.1 | 38.4% |
| Hopkins Hill School | 323 | 13.5 | 36.5% |
| Blackrock School | 322 | 14.6 | 43.8% |
| Western Coventry School | 298 | 14.2 | 26.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Washington Oak School
- Hope SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 163 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Blackrock SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 322 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Compare Washington Oak School with Hope SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Coventry spends per student$19,888 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,888
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandWashington Oak School is the number 5 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 172
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.16.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Washington Oak School
How many students attend Washington Oak School?
594 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 625 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Coventry, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Oak School?
16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Washington Oak School a Title I school?
Washington Oak School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Washington Oak School do on state tests?
The students tested at Washington Oak School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Washington Oak School in?
Coventry, NCES district ID 4400210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440021000034 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.