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Stephen Olney School

Public Grades K-5

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 163 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Stephen Olney School is a K–5 elementary school in North Providence, Rhode Island, serving 388 students. In 2025–2026, 23% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), 19% in math, and 17% in science. The most important concern is that proficiency was below both the district and state in all three subjects.

ELA is the school’s relative bright spot: its 23% proficiency rate was 6 percentage points below the district and 10 below the state, and 2 points below the nearby-school average. Math was 19%, 3 points below the district, 13 below the state, and 6 below the nearby average. Science was weakest against state and district benchmarks, at 17%—7 points below the district and 14 below the state—and 6 points below the nearby average. Grade-level results add important detail: fifth-grade ELA was 13%, the lowest among the ten nearby schools; fourth-grade math was also low at 13%, with just one nearby school scoring lower.

Results have fallen since 2022–2023, with science declining most: ELA fell 6 percentage points, from 29% to 23%; math fell 3 points, from 22% to 19%; and science fell 13 points, from 30% to 17%. Science shifted from 1 point above the district to 7 points below it. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also slipped, from the 30th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–2025 to the 24th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. Its student-teacher ratio was 13.8, compared with a nearby-school average of 14.2, and its 47% free/reduced-lunch rate was the second-lowest nearby; these are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Special Education Students fell to the 7th percentile from 26 the year before, while its measure for Hispanic Students fell to the 34th percentile from 78. State proficiency comparisons are available only for 2025–2026, so longer-term state gaps cannot be compared.

388

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

47.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1378 Douglas Avenue
North Providence, RI 02904

(401) 233-1160

District: North Providence

Students who attend Stephen Olney School usually attend:

Middle:	Birchwood Middle School
High:	North Providence High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (20% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Rhode Island avg32%

124^th of 163

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 61North Providence 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
2026	22.5	124 of 163	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	107 of 166	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	110 of 167	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	105 of 166	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	96 of 169	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	108 of 168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.6	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	90.8	4 of 159	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	8 of 165	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	71.3	59 of 165	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	87.9	11 of 165	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	85.6	17 of 169	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	22 of 169	87.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	125 of 162	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	99 of 164	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	74 of 112	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.5	24 of 111	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	113 of 158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	123 of 162	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	124 of 166	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	83 of 89	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	113 of 128	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	114 of 129	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-10 vs state

Mathematics19%-13 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Great school with a great principal, Mr. Corsini. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Great learning environment. Fantastic and supportive staff and teachers. They really care about their pupils. Most impressive is the fact that they treat each child as an individual and encourage excellence. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)		RICAS English Language Arts (2026)				RICAS Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	RICAS Mathematics 4th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stephen Olney School	Public	K-5	1378 Douglas Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1160	388	28	13.8	47.4%	205 (52.8%)	41 (10.6%)	100 (25.8%)	23 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	22.5	124^th of 163 public elementary schools	23.9%		29.5	117^th of 166 public elementary schools	29.5%	7	16.7	16.7	34.9	23.8	13.0	23.2	28.6	12.7	16.7	19.1	$14,453	$486	$13,967
Joseph A. Whelan School	Public	K-5	1440 Mineral Spring Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1180	252	19	13.2	58.7%	112 (44.4%)	39 (15.5%)	66 (26.2%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	23 (9.1%)	28	115^th of 163 public elementary schools	29.4%		12.6	156^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.0%	41	13.0	13.0	43.3	28.9	13.6	26.9	33.3	23.9	17.4	23.8	$17,942	$977	$16,965
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%)	26.8	116^th of 163 public elementary schools	28.8%		33	105^th of 166 public elementary schools	36.7%	11	18.2	18.2	25.8	35.2	15.2	25.6	23.8	23.9	18.2	22.0	$14,753	$368	$14,385
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%)	24.7	121^st of 163 public elementary schools	25.8%		27.5	121^st of 166 public elementary schools	27.1%		21.8	21.8	17.0	23.2	18.9	20.1	22.4	21.7	27.8	23.8	$19,442	$523	$18,919
Centredale School	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Angell Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1145	221	18	12.2	60.6%	100 (45.2%)	43 (19.5%)	56 (25.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.2%)	44.9	86^th of 163 public elementary schools	47.2%		45.6	85^th of 166 public elementary schools	48.8%	1	24.1	24.1	41.7	33.3	23.3	33.3	41.7	33.3	26.7	34.3	$16,951	$1,443	$15,508
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%)	46.2	81^st of 163 public elementary schools	50.3%		44.6	87^th of 166 public elementary schools	47.6%	6	23.8	23.8	37.5	33.8	28.6	33.5	32.4	49.2	25.4	35.6	$15,885	$2,096	$13,790
Greystone School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Morgan Avenue	North Providence	02911	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 233-1130	303	23	13.1	42.2%	128 (42.2%)	41 (13.5%)	93 (30.7%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	44.8	87^th of 163 public elementary schools	46.6%		45.6	86^th of 166 public elementary schools	48.2%	1	44.1	44.1	25.6	25.6	50.0	32.8	30.8	14.0	38.2	26.7	$16,659	$2,002	$14,656
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%)	17.4	135^th of 163 public elementary schools	17.2%		17.6	141^st of 166 public elementary schools	15.1%	6	14.3	14.3	20.8	10.0	16.7	15.9	20.0	10.2	27.1	19.1	$32,767	$1,288	$31,479
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%)	31.1	111^th of 163 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.9	139^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.3%	28	31.0	31.0	20.0	21.3	21.8	21.1	26.0	38.7	15.5	27.1	$16,306	$855	$15,451
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%)	25.3	118^th of 163 public elementary schools	27.6%		22.6	131^st of 166 public elementary schools	21.1%	13	18.3	18.3	28.2	20.0	22.0	23.0	27.8	21.9	22.6	23.8	$20,315	$1,395	$18,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen Olney School

What district is Stephen Olney School in?

North Providence

Is Stephen Olney School a good school?

Stephen Olney School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Stephen Olney School?

Students at Stephen Olney School are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stephen Olney School attend?

Students who attend Stephen Olney School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Birchwood Middle School
High : North Providence High

How many students attend Stephen Olney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Stephen Olney School.

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