Barrington Public Schools (Rhode Island)
| Barrington Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
283 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806 | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Michael Messore |
| Other information | |
| Website | [1] |
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[]
The four elementary schools in the Barrington Public Schools district are:
- Nayatt Elementary School
- Primrose Hill Elementary School
- Sowams Elementary School
- Hampden Meadows School
Middle and high school[]
Barrington Middle School[]
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] The Barrington School Committee has started the construction of a new middle school building on the existing campus, at upwards of 36 million dollars.[3] In 2014, Barrington Middle School was named a National Blue Ribbon School.[4] 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.[5]
Barrington High School[]
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 and World Report.
References[]
- ^ http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/barrington-middle-school students
- ^ a b http://www.barrington.ri.gov/community/history/historicaloverview.php
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Photos: A look inside Barrington's new $68-million middle school". providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- Barrington, Rhode Island
- School districts in Rhode Island
- Education in Bristol County, Rhode Island