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Claiborne Pell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Rhode Island elementary schools

657

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,938

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Dexter Street
Newport, RI 02840

(401) 842-1900

District: Newport

Students who attend Claiborne Pell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frank E. Thompson Middle
High:	Rogers High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

32.6%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg13%

132^nd of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 60Newport 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	132 of 166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	151 of 167	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	140 of 169	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	111 of 168	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	103 of 170	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	98 of 169	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	139 of 164	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	106 of 111	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	121 of 166	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	68 of 97	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	83 of 129	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%

English Language Arts22%

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

I have loved my experience with Pell Elementary over the last three years. The staff and teachers are caring and attentive. There is a rich diversity of children. The building is beautiful. Despite the poor ratings on this site, my children and I have loved our time here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)							RICAS Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	21.2	132^nd of 166 public elementary schools	20.5%		17.7	141^st of 166 public elementary schools	15.1%	9		20.2	24.3					22.4	23.6	22.2					22.9	$25,938	$4,301	$21,637
Aquidneck School	Public	PK, KG-3	70 Reservoir Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 847-4921	302	24	12.5	28.1%	193 (63.9%)	15 (5.0%)	58 (19.2%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	93.5	9^th of 166 public elementary schools	94.6%		56.2	61^st of 166 public elementary schools	63.3%	52		67.1							67.6							$18,864	$699	$18,165
Gaudet Learning Academy	Public	4-5	1113 Aquidneck Ave.	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 846-6395	259	21	12.3	40.5%	153 (59.1%)	11 (4.2%)	59 (22.8%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.0%)								(n/a)	42.0		49.6	46.2				47.8		31.9	29.4				30.6	$16,178	$885	$15,293
Forest Avenue School	Public	K-3	315 Forest Avenue	Middletown	02842	Newport County	Middletown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 849-9434	304	25	12.1	35.9%	167 (54.9%)	26 (8.6%)	75 (24.7%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	71.1	48^th of 166 public elementary schools	71.1%		47.4	82^nd of 166 public elementary schools	50.6%	34		52.7							46.2							$17,809	$1,360	$16,449
Jamestown School-Melrose	Public	PK, KG-4	76 Melrose Avenue	Jamestown	02835	Newport County	Jamestown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 423-7020	207	19	10.8	9.7%	187 (90.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	97.5	3^rd of 166 public elementary schools	98.2%		94.5	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%	3		78.7	70.7					75.0	70.2	80.5					75.0	$22,401	$1,927	$20,475
Melville School	Public	PK, KG-4	1351 West Main Road	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-1650	316	26	12.1	15.8%	242 (76.6%)	6 (1.9%)	34 (10.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	94.9	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.1	7^th of 166 public elementary schools	95.8%			71.9	71.2					71.6	66.7	64.4					65.5	$19,924	$1,935	$17,989
Wilbur and McMahon Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	28 Commons	Little Compton	02837	Newport County	Little Compton	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 592-0363	216	29	7.4	18.1%	194 (89.8%)	11 (5.1%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98.5	1^st of 166 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.5	2^nd of 166 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	72.0	73.7	74.1	82.6	77.3	71.4	81.5	77.0	68.4	81.5	82.6	68.2	76.2	59.3	72.7	$29,105	$937	$28,168
Hamilton School	Public	K-5	25 Salisbury Avenue	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 268-6520	447	29	15.4	11.0%	380 (85.0%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	95.5	5^th of 166 public elementary schools	97.0%		92	13^th of 166 public elementary schools	92.2%	8	64.1	78.3	65.2	74.4				73.0	75.6	55.1	64.1				65.5	$14,892	$510	$14,382
Howard Hathaway School	Public	K-4	53 Tallman Avenue	Portsmouth	02871	Newport County	Portsmouth	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 683-0500	409	30	13.6	24.0%	322 (78.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	89	17^th of 166 public elementary schools	89.8%		84.6	29^th of 166 public elementary schools	82.5%	12		51.3	64.9					58.0	60.0	74.4					67.1	$16,737	$1,254	$15,484
Fishing Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Wickford Point Road	North Kingstown	02852	Washington County	North Kingstown	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 268-6580	346	23	15.0	31.2%	256 (74.0%)	8 (2.3%)	39 (11.3%)	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	95.1	6^th of 166 public elementary schools	96.4%		87	23^rd of 166 public elementary schools	86.1%	17	61.2	69.4	57.7	64.0				63.0	77.8	69.2	59.2				67.9	$21,321	$1,358	$19,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Claiborne Pell Elementary

How many students attend Claiborne Pell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Claiborne Pell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Claiborne Pell Elementary?

Students at Claiborne Pell Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 33% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% American Indian.

Is Claiborne Pell Elementary a good school?

Claiborne Pell Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Claiborne Pell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Claiborne Pell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frank E. Thompson Middle
High : Rogers High School

What district is Claiborne Pell Elementary in?

Newport

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