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Best Elementary Schools
in Providence

This page covers 22 elementary schools in Providence, including 1 charter school. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

22
Schools Ranked
Rhode Island
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Times2 Elementary School
Grades KG–05315 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
2
rank
Vartan Gregorian El. School
Grades KG–05251 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Carl G. Lauro El. School
Grades KG–05475 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
4
rank
Martin Luther King El. School
Grades PK–05407 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($26,311/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
5
rank
Anthony Carnevale Elementary
Grades PK–05464 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
85%
High economic need
6
rank
Pleasant View School
Grades PK–05418 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
38/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
72%
High economic need
7
rank
Robert F. Kennedy El. School
Grades KG–05408 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($26,311/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
8
rank
Harry Kizirian Elementary
Grades PK–05539 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($26,311/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
9
rank
Robert L. Bailey IV
Grades KG–05394 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($26,311/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
10
rank
Alfred Lima Sr. El School
Grades KG–05593 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($26,311/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$26,311
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
12 more elementary schools in Providence not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
22
Elementary Schools
39
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
District profileProvidence
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.