Best Elementary Schools in Rhode Island for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Rhode Island!

Every year, the Rhode Island Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Rhode Island Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 46)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Achievement First Providence	Public, Charter	K-4	370 Hartford Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1106	460	34	13.5	83.0%	21 (4.6%)	68 (14.8%)	353 (76.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$14,246			$1,601			$12,645	97.8%	55.4%	42.40%			440002100486
2	Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	480 Charles Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9403	451	23	19.6	69.4%	68 (15.1%)	77 (17.1%)	259 (57.4%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	$17,930			$4,168			$13,763	95.7%	47.6%	48.06%			440090000241
3	International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	334 Pleasant Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	International Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 721-0824	377	22	17.1	66.3%	56 (14.9%)	52 (13.8%)	251 (66.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$16,156			$2,700			$13,456	93.5%	31.3%	62.15%			440003400226
4	The Learning Community	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Lincoln Avenue	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Learning Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 722-9998	569	46	12.3	89.6%	23 (4.0%)	80 (14.1%)	459 (80.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,548			$2,494			$17,054	91.3%	30.7%	60.58%			440000600326
5	Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2	Public, Charter	K-4	52 Broad St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 305-6860	426	31	13.7	79.6%	238 (55.9%)	147 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,282			$1,587			$11,695	89.1%	45.8%	43.35%			440001500480
6	Potter-Burns School	Public	K-5	973 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6250	430	30	14.3	65.6%	144 (33.5%)	54 (12.6%)	139 (32.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.8%)	$16,197			$2,305			$13,893	87.0%	28.9%	58.04%			440084000196
7	Lillian Feinstein Elementary School	Public	K-5	159 Sackett Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9407	429	24	17.8	85.5%	32 (7.5%)	47 (11.0%)	316 (73.7%)	15 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	$19,539			$3,414			$16,125	84.8%	18.1%	66.71%			440090000243
8	William D'Abate Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Kossuth Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9416	398	23	17.3	88.7%	21 (5.3%)	38 (9.5%)	313 (78.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,175			$3,108			$16,067	82.6%	16.9%	65.74%			440090000248
9	Curvin-McCabe School	Public	K-5	466 Cottage Street	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6258	353	31	11.3	74.2%	74 (21.0%)	75 (21.2%)	127 (36.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$21,045			$3,628			$17,416	80.4%	47.0%	33.45%			440084000189
10	Achievement First Iluminar	Public, Charter	K-4	85 Garfield Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1116	465	31	15	78.5%	22 (4.7%)	67 (14.4%)	349 (75.1%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$14,621			$979			$13,642	78.3%	39.8%	38.50%			440002100495
11	Achievement First Promesa	Public, Charter	K-5	234 Daboll St	Providence	02907	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1125	548	41	13.3	83.8%	24 (4.4%)	76 (13.9%)	407 (74.3%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	$13,919			$1,308			$12,612	76.1%	38.6%	37.53%			440002100533
12	Blackstone Valley Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	291 Broad Street	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 335-3133	422	36	11.7	84.6%	241 (57.1%)	166 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,788			$1,707			$13,081	73.9%	51.8%	22.11%			440001500473
13	Highlander Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	42 Lexington Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 277-2600	269	21	12.8	84.4%	48 (17.8%)	74 (27.5%)	132 (49.1%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$18,921			$2,243			$16,678	71.7%	19.3%	52.46%			440003100524
14	Achievement First Envision Ele	Public, Charter	K-4	370 Hartford Ave	Providence	02909	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 633-6261	458	31	14.7	82.3%	9 (2.0%)	96 (21.0%)	334 (72.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$13,206			$1,343			$11,862	69.6%	21.7%	47.88%			440002100539
15	Robert L. Bailey IV	Public	K-5	65 Gordon Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-1735	444	30	14.8	89.0%	26 (5.9%)	95 (21.4%)	282 (63.5%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$23,862			$3,712			$20,150	67.4%	33.7%	33.66%			440090000071
16	Francis J. Varieur School	Public	PK, KG-5	486 Pleasant Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6266	270	23	11.7	78.5%	67 (24.8%)	58 (21.5%)	90 (33.3%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$20,663			$2,310			$18,353	65.2%	63.9%	1.36%			440084000194
17	Times2 Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	50 Fillmore Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-5094	322	29	11.1	85.4%	27 (8.4%)	78 (24.2%)	196 (60.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$16,561			$1,100			$15,461	63.0%	35.5%	27.50%			440090000528
18	Blackstone Valley Prep Element	Public, Charter	K-4	3357 Mendon Rd.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 335-3133	280	22	12.7	82.5%	154 (55.0%)	104 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,102			$1,595			$13,506	60.9%	32.5%	28.34%			440001500496
19	Paul Cuffee Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	459 Promenade Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-2626	358	28	12.7	86.3%	14 (3.9%)	65 (18.2%)	250 (69.8%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	$17,670			$2,772			$14,898	58.7%	15.7%	43.03%			440003200520
20	James L. McGuire School	Public	K-5	55 Central Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1135	384	25	15.3	48.7%	174 (45.3%)	59 (15.4%)	119 (31.0%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$13,151			$530			$12,621	56.5%	36.7%	19.77%			440078000177
21	Nathanael Greene School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Smithfield Ave Pawtucket	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6260	397	30	13.2	74.3%	58 (14.6%)	116 (29.2%)	159 (40.1%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	$16,562			$2,363			$14,199	54.3%	16.3%	38.08%			440084000199
22	Orlo Avenue School	Public	K-5	25 Orlo Avenue	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 433-7836	245	19	12.8	64.5%	108 (44.1%)	45 (18.4%)	59 (24.1%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	$20,630			$2,161			$18,469	52.2%	44.6%	7.60%			440033000103
23	Veazie Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Veazie Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-8601	440	29	15.1	84.8%	39 (8.9%)	100 (22.7%)	267 (60.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	$22,349			$3,737			$18,611	50.0%	27.1%	22.89%			440090000013
24	Agnes E. Little School	Public	K-5	60 South Bend Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6256	320	28	11.4	84.1%	54 (16.9%)	85 (26.6%)	104 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$18,927			$1,994			$16,933	47.8%	36.1%	11.68%			440084000187
25	Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	674 Prairie Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0515	635	41	15.4	83.3%	38 (6.0%)	96 (15.1%)	464 (73.1%)	14 (2.2%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$21,394			$4,081			$17,312	45.7%	9.0%	36.62%			440090000156
26	Martin Luther King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Camp Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9398	430	25	17.2	76.5%	74 (17.2%)	81 (18.8%)	214 (49.8%)	24 (5.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.8%)	$22,526			$3,781			$18,744	43.5%	37.3%	6.13%			440090000230
27	Henry J. Winters School	Public	PK, KG-5	481 Broadway	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6272	550	35	15.7	86.2%	55 (10.0%)	166 (30.2%)	206 (37.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	$17,029			$1,711			$15,318	41.3%	12.0%	29.26%			440084000195
28	Fallon Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	62 Lincoln Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6254	520	42	12.3	73.7%	128 (24.6%)	87 (16.7%)	198 (38.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	$18,839			$2,455			$16,384	39.1%	19.9%	19.25%			440084000192
29	Asa Messer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	99 Kenyon Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9401	557	31	17.9	84.0%	38 (6.8%)	76 (13.6%)	391 (70.2%)	27 (4.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$19,351			$2,571			$16,780	37.0%	25.9%	11.05%			440090000213
30	Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Winthrop Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 767-4850	669	49	13.6	65.9%	331 (49.5%)	64 (9.6%)	216 (32.3%)	22 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$17,308			$3,659			$13,649	34.8%	0.6%	34.18%			440120000531
31	Ella Risk School	Public	K-5	949 Dexter Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7730	414	37	11.1	90.1%	85 (20.5%)	59 (14.3%)	200 (48.3%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	$23,537			$6,560			$16,977	32.6%	8.4%	24.17%			440012000027
32	Leo A. Savoie School	Public	K-5	990 Mendon Road	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 767-4820	380	25	15.2	62.4%	207 (54.5%)	36 (9.5%)	91 (23.9%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.6%)	$17,672			$3,607			$14,065	30.4%	17.5%	12.96%			440120000330
33	Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Laurel Hill Ave	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9381	430	24	17.9	90.0%	33 (7.7%)	82 (19.1%)	275 (64.0%)	17 (4.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$18,932			$3,691			$15,241	28.3%	10.8%	17.42%			440090000231
34	George J. West Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Beaufort Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9337	502	39	12.8	93.4%	35 (7.0%)	79 (15.7%)	345 (68.7%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.4%)	$21,606			$3,831			$17,775	26.1%	21.1%	5.00%			440090000222
35	Cunningham School	Public	K-5	40 Baldwin Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6262	355	27	13.1	93.2%	35 (9.9%)	113 (31.8%)	143 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.8%)	$16,699			$3,442			$13,257	23.9%	13.3%	10.66%			440084000190
36	Bernon Heights School	Public	K-5	657 Logee Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 767-4864	405	30	13.5	64.0%	210 (51.9%)	57 (14.1%)	89 (22.0%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.1%)	$18,827			$6,290			$12,537	21.7%	13.9%	7.88%			440120000327
37	Globe Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Avenue A	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 767-4830	519	32	16.2	69.9%	254 (48.9%)	69 (13.3%)	143 (27.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.9%)	$16,292			$2,542			$13,750	19.6%	3.6%	15.95%			440120000334
38	Elizabeth Baldwin School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Whitman Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6264	320	27	11.8	85.3%	32 (10.0%)	124 (38.8%)	102 (31.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	$20,599			$5,668			$14,930	17.4%	11.4%	5.95%			440084000191
39	Pleasant View School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Obediah Brown Road	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9325	433	39	11.1	80.4%	41 (9.5%)	61 (14.1%)	288 (66.5%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)	$29,349			$4,776			$24,573	15.2%	15.1%	0.16%			440090000236
40	Harry Kizirian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Paul Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9369	434	26	16.6	89.4%	38 (8.8%)	87 (20.0%)	248 (57.1%)	21 (4.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	$18,408			$2,874			$15,535	13.0%	4.2%	8.83%			440090000216
41	Harris School	Public	K-5	60 High School Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 767-4856	371	25	14.8	70.6%	184 (49.6%)	59 (15.9%)	86 (23.2%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.5%)	$15,136			$2,618			$12,517	10.9%	1.8%	9.06%			440120000336
42	Claiborne Pell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Dexter Street	Newport	02840	Newport County	Newport	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 842-1900	657	60	10.9	74.3%	214 (32.6%)	62 (9.4%)	281 (42.8%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.6%)	$25,938			$4,301			$21,637	8.7%	20.5%	11.79%			440072000485
43	Agnes B. Hennessey School	Public	K-5	75 Fort Street	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 435-7831	242	21	11.5	66.1%	120 (49.6%)	37 (15.3%)	55 (22.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	$19,601			$1,860			$17,741	6.5%	53.0%	46.49%			440033000091
43	Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 Daboll Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-0504	662	39	16.9	90.5%	32 (4.8%)	58 (8.8%)	524 (79.2%)	20 (3.0%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	$18,337			$3,886			$14,450	6.5%	3.0%	3.51%			440090000124
45	SouthSide Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	135 Prairie Ave	Providence	02905	Providence County	SouthSide Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-9007	135	10	13.5	80.7%	4 (3.0%)	43 (31.9%)	82 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$17,296			$3,842			$13,454	2.2%	30.1%	27.95%			440002800490
46	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Fuller Avenue	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7740	406	32	12.6	94.3%	81 (20.0%)	61 (15.0%)	199 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	$20,291			$5,097			$15,195	0.0%	1.2%	1.20%			440012000385

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