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RISE Prep Mayoral Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8
126th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Rhode Island elementary schools
Summary

RISE Prep Mayoral Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with 477 students. The school is part of the RISE Prep Mayoral Academy district, which is ranked 37 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending over the years, RISE Prep Mayoral Academy has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom half of Rhode Island elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 21.6% compared to the state's 36.7% for 3rd grade. Compared to nearby schools, such as North Smithfield Elementary, which had ELA and Math proficiency rates around 50-60%, RISE Prep Mayoral Academy's academic performance is significantly weaker.

The school's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students, all perform poorly compared to their peers statewide, ranking in the bottom quartile of schools. The only relatively better-performing subgroup is the multi-racial students, who ranked 5th out of 6 schools in 2024-2025. Despite the increase in resources, RISE Prep Mayoral Academy's academic struggles persist, indicating a need for significant intervention and improvement to provide a high-quality education for all students.

573
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,248
Per pupil spending ?
67%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 30 Cumberland Street
       Woonsocket, RI  02895

(401) 765-5127

District: RISE Prep Mayoral Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.1%
Hispanic:
33.5%
Two or more races:
14.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025
Worth a look
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 71 percentile points since 2019
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg23%
Elementary school
126th of 166
Rhode Island public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 71 pts since 2019
From top 5% (2019) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
36th of 66
Rhode Island public middle schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 19 pts since 2023
From top 36% (2023) to bottom 45% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Rhode Island Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
37th of 60RISE Prep Mayoral Academy 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202526.0126 of 16624.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.599 of 16640.4%★★☆☆☆
202349.476 of 16754.5%★★★☆☆
202245.783 of 16650.0%★★★☆☆
202152.369 of 16658.4%★★★☆☆
201992.19 of 16994.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202521.1136 of 16417.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202530.583 of 11125.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202530.3117 of 15825.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202534.3104 of 16637.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202526.45 of 616.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202521.3109 of 12915.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202535.736 of 6645.5%★★☆☆☆
202444.731 of 6451.6%★★★☆☆
202361.623 of 6464.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202534.639 of 6640.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202553.518 of 5969.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202546.428 of 6254.8%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202537.335 of 6445.3%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202532.422 of 3231.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankRhode Island percentileRating
202531.836 of 5230.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Male (2025)37th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)45th percentile~ school
Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?
Science28%
Mathematics22%
English Language Arts22%

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RISE Prep Mayoral Academy ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

Students at RISE Prep Mayoral Academy are 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended RISE Prep Mayoral Academy.


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2024–25 attendance dataNov 24, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataNov 7, 2025
2023–24 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025
2021–22 through 2022–23 school spending dataOct 2, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.

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