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Stephen Olney School

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Stephen Olney School ranks 117 th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Stephen Olney School is a public elementary school in North Providence, Rhode Island, serving 414 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the North Providence School District, which is ranked 34 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,235 and a student-teacher ratio of 15.3, Stephen Olney School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Rhode Island elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 96 and 156 out of 166-169 schools. The school's performance on RICAS (Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System) tests is below the state and district averages, with only 28.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21% in mathematics, compared to 31.3% and 21.4% in the district, respectively. Interestingly, the performance of Hispanic students at Stephen Olney School is significantly better than that of White students, ranking 24th out of 111 Rhode Island elementary schools in 2024-2025.

The school's challenges are not unique, as nearby schools like Greystone School and Joseph A. Whelan School also face academic performance issues. However, the inconsistent performance and subgroup disparities at Stephen Olney School suggest the need for targeted interventions and a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to the school's challenges, beyond simply allocating more resources.

388

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,372

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 31st percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of North Providence's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

117^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the North Providence

34^th of 60North 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
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
2025	36.0	99 of 164	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	24 of 111	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	113 of 158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	124 of 166	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
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 (2025)78th percentile+49 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school

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

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%

Science26%

Mathematics21%

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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 (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 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%)	29.5	117^th of 166 public elementary schools	29.5%		31.4	107^th of 166 public elementary schools	35.5%	10	25.9	34.4	30.3	20.7	28.7	23.0	21.1	19.0	21.0	$13,372	$745	$12,627
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%)	12.6	156^th of 166 public elementary schools	6.0%		23.7	126^th of 166 public elementary schools	24.1%	30	10.2	18.8	14.6	17.0	16.8	18.8	12.5	8.2	13.1	$19,098	$2,814	$16,284
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%)	33	105^th of 166 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.9	121^st of 166 public elementary schools	27.1%	16	24.2	38.2	17.7	22.6	26.6	41.2	19.0	22.6	28.0	$13,151	$530	$12,621
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%)	27.5	121^st of 166 public elementary schools	27.1%		23	131^st of 166 public elementary schools	21.1%	10	21.4	30.6	19.3	17.4	22.7	33.8	24.1	21.7	26.9	$22,349	$3,737	$18,611
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%)	45.6	85^th of 166 public elementary schools	48.8%		32.5	103^rd of 166 public elementary schools	38.0%	18	33.3	33.3	38.7	21.2	31.1	36.6	35.5	33.3	35.2	$17,586	$2,105	$15,481
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 Nelson Street	Providence	02908	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%)	44.6	87^th of 166 public elementary schools	47.6%		41.7	87^th of 166 public elementary schools	47.6%		14.5	38.5	37.7	17.4	31.0	46.7	51.4	22.4	39.9	$17,930	$4,168	$13,763
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%)	45.6	86^th of 166 public elementary schools	48.2%		47.8	80^th of 166 public elementary schools	51.8%	6	31.8	26.8	32.3	48.9	36.8	23.8	28.1	34.1	28.8	$15,362	$2,285	$13,077
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%)	17.6	141^st of 166 public elementary schools	15.1%		18.4	138^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.9%	3	20.0	8.5	17.8	27.5	17.4	10.4	8.7	22.2	13.7	$29,349	$4,776	$24,573
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%)	17.9	139^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.3%		24.9	124^th of 166 public elementary schools	25.3%	15	11.4	25.4	21.8	6.1	17.4	29.2	19.3	14.3	20.8	$16,562	$2,363	$14,199
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%)	22.6	131^st of 166 public elementary schools	21.1%		18.2	139^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.3%	8	14.5	28.0	18.1	19.3	21.6	29.9	24.0	17.9	23.5	$21,606	$3,831	$17,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen Olney School

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 district is Stephen Olney School in?

North Providence

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.

Is Stephen Olney School a good school?

Stephen Olney School ranks 117^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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