Barrington Public Schools (Rhode Island)
| Barrington Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
283 County Road
, Rhode Island, 02806United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Superintendent | Robert Wargo |
| Other information | |
| Website | barringtonschools.org |
Barrington Public Schools is a public primary and secondary education school district located in Barrington, a suburban town located in Bristol County, Rhode Island. It consists of four elementary schools, and a single middle school and high school.
Elementary schools
[edit]The four elementary schools in the Barrington Public Schools district are:
- Nayatt Elementary School (1st through 3rd)
- Primrose Hill Elementary School(1st through 3rd)
- Sowams Elementary School(1st through 3rd)
- Hampden Meadows School (4th and 5th grade only)
Middle and high school
[edit]Barrington Middle School
[edit]Barrington Middle School (founded as West Barrington Junior High) is the only middle school in Barrington, serving about 850 students during the 2017 school year.[1] Barrington Middle School was constructed in 1959, and enlarged in 1969.[2] In 2014, Barrington Middle School was named a National Blue Ribbon School.[3] Just after the end of the 2018-2019 school year, the school building was torn down to finish the construction of a new middle school that had been under construction for about a year. The new building costed $68 million to build.[4]
Barrington High School
[edit]Barrington High School is the only high school in Barrington. Constructed in 1951,[2] amidst a period of population growth in Barrington, it has been named a National Blue Ribbon School and has been ranked as the number one high school in Rhode Island by U.S. News & World Report.
References
[edit]- ^ http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/barrington-middle-school students
- ^ a b "Community | Town of Barrington, RI". Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Barrington Middle School - Barrington, RI the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program". Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Photos: A look inside Barrington's new $68-million middle school". providencejournal.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.