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Lippitt School

Public Grades K-5

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Lippitt School is an elementary school located in Warwick, Rhode Island, serving 224 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Warwick School District, which is ranked 30 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, from $22,341 in 2019-2020 to $28,375 in 2022-2023, Lippitt School consistently underperforms compared to the Warwick district and the state of Rhode Island in terms of proficiency rates on the RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) exams for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.1% of Lippitt students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32.3% for the Warwick district, and the Math proficiency rate was 22.4% for Lippitt, compared to 29.7% for Warwick. Lippitt School's statewide ranking has fluctuated but has generally been in the bottom half of Rhode Island elementary schools, ranking 127 out of 166 in the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Warwick district, such as Cedar Hill School and Greenwood School, Lippitt School is clearly underperforming, with these schools consistently outperforming Lippitt on RICAS assessments and having higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Lippitt School has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 28.27% in 2021-2022 to 49.11% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

223

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,070

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Almy Street
Warwick, RI 02886

(401) 734-3240

District: Warwick

Students who attend Lippitt School usually attend:

Middle:	Winman Middle School
High:	Toll Gate High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

18.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Warwick's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

127^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Warwick

30^th of 60Warwick among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	127 of 166	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	105 of 166	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	142 of 167	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	101 of 166	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	113 of 166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	146 of 169	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	98 of 169	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.2	123 of 168	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	128 of 170	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	55.7	74 of 169	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	67 of 159	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	99 of 165	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	94 of 169	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	90 of 158	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	118 of 129	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Science23%

English Language Arts23%

Mathematics22%

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Schools Near Lippitt School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)				RICAS Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lippitt School	Public	K-5	30 Almy Street	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3240	223	24	9.2	57.8%	153 (68.6%)	10 (4.5%)	41 (18.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	26	127^th of 166 public elementary schools	23.5%		31.8	105^th of 166 public elementary schools	36.7%	22	23.3	25.7	32.5	6.9	23.1	18.9	26.8	20.7	22.4	$27,070	$1,995	$25,075
Park School	Public	K-5	40 Asylum Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3690	225	19	11.8	49.8%	168 (74.7%)	4 (1.8%)	35 (15.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	66.1	56^th of 166 public elementary schools	66.3%		59.1	57^th of 166 public elementary schools	65.7%	1	25.0	61.9	42.2	30.8	45.2	52.4	40.0	56.4	49.2	$27,586	$366	$27,219
Robertson School	Public	K-5	70 Nausauket Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3470	259	19	13.6	49.0%	169 (65.3%)	13 (5.0%)	44 (17.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	54.8	67^th of 166 public elementary schools	59.6%		52.9	68^th of 166 public elementary schools	59.0%	1	26.9	62.5	46.9	23.1	42.6	30.0	49.0	30.8	36.9	$16,577	$344	$16,233
Oakland Beach School	Public	PK, KG-5	383 Oakland Beach Avenue	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3420	326	29	11.2	61.3%	180 (55.2%)	16 (4.9%)	83 (25.5%)	16 (4.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	19.9	135^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.7%		23.3	127^th of 166 public elementary schools	23.5%	8	15.2	22.7	22.4	19.6	21.6	28.9	14.3	14.9	19.1	$24,184	$2,344	$21,841
Sherman School	Public	K-5	120 Killey Avenue	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3565	324	25	12.9	47.8%	230 (71.0%)	10 (3.1%)	45 (13.9%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.3%)	32.4	109^th of 166 public elementary schools	34.3%		32.4	104^th of 166 public elementary schools	37.3%	5	27.6	27.1	31.3	25.9	28.2	20.8	28.6	21.1	23.8	$18,099	$501	$17,598
Greenwood School	Public	K-5	93 Sharon Street	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3290	255	20	12.7	34.5%	169 (66.3%)	8 (3.1%)	41 (16.1%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	47	81^st of 166 public elementary schools	51.2%		64.2	53^rd of 166 public elementary schools	68.1%	28	31.9	38.2	40.4	31.8	36.9	17.1	30.2	36.2	28.9	$16,082	$635	$15,447
Hoxsie School	Public	K-5	55 Glenwood Drive	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3555	278	20	13.9	55.4%	193 (69.4%)	10 (3.6%)	48 (17.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	26.9	122^nd of 166 public elementary schools	26.5%		30.4	110^th of 166 public elementary schools	33.7%	12	22.9	28.2	19.1	27.7	24.8	25.6	21.7	20.8	22.6	$20,786	$1,638	$19,148
Warwick Neck School	Public	K-5	150 Lennox Avenue (formerly 15	Warwick	02889	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3480	290	18	16.1	45.9%	203 (70.0%)	4 (1.4%)	56 (19.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	28.7	119^th of 166 public elementary schools	28.3%		35.1	98^th of 166 public elementary schools	41.0%	21	23.4	37.3	17.6	21.3	25.5	30.2	25.5	17.0	24.5	$18,886	$856	$18,030
Cedar Hill School	Public	K-5	35 Red Chimney Drive	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3535	299	26	11.5	26.4%	213 (71.2%)	7 (2.3%)	34 (11.4%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.7%)	45.9	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%		61.6	54^th of 166 public elementary schools	67.5%	28	32.1	41.4	32.7	28.3	34.4	33.3	35.8	28.3	32.5	$21,992	$579	$21,413
Holliman School	Public	K-5	WPS Administration Building	Warwick	02888	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3170	280	17	16.4	51.1%	181 (64.6%)	18 (6.4%)	56 (20.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	39	97^th of 166 public elementary schools	41.6%		51.7	71^st of 166 public elementary schools	57.2%	26	35.6	24.5	34.1	31.0	29.5	11.8	22.7	43.2	25.2	$22,631	$522	$22,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Lippitt School

What district is Lippitt School in?

Warwick

What is the racial makeup of Lippitt School?

Students at Lippitt School are 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lippitt School attend?

Students who attend Lippitt School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winman Middle School
High : Toll Gate High School

How many students attend Lippitt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Lippitt School.

Is Lippitt School a good school?

Lippitt School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

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