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Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 163 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School serves 662 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Providence, Rhode Island. In 2025–26, proficiency was 8% in English language arts (ELA), 15% in math, and 6% in science—below both Providence and Rhode Island in every subject. The most important comparison for families is that among six nearby K–5 schools, Alfred Lima had the lowest all-grade proficiency in all three subjects.

Math is Alfred Lima’s strongest subject by comparison, though results remain low: 15% proficiency was 2 points below Providence and 17 points below the state, and 13 points below the nearby K–5 schools’ average of 28%. ELA was 8%, 10 points below Providence and 26 below the state; its 24% nearby-school average was 16 points higher. Science was weakest against Providence and nearby peers: 6% proficiency was 9 points below Providence and 14 below the nearby average of 20%. Grade results show variation: fourth-grade math reached 23%, slightly above Providence’s 22%, while fourth-grade ELA was under 5%, and fifth-grade math was 5.7%, compared with 6.3% at the next-lowest nearby K–5 school, SouthSide Elementary Charter.

Math has improved over time, rising from 10% in 2022–23 to 15% in 2025–26, while its gap with Providence narrowed from 3 points to 2. ELA fell from 8.4% to 7.6%, and science from 7% to 6%; their gaps with Providence widened to 10 and 9 points, respectively. SchoolDigger places Alfred Lima at rank 156 of 163, in the 4th percentile with 0 stars; nearby schools range from the 14th to 46th percentiles and have 1 to 2 stars. Contextually, the school has the largest enrollment among the nearby schools and the highest reported free/reduced-lunch rate, at 90%; its student–teacher ratio is 16.9, around the middle of the nearby range. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup standing rose sharply for English language learner students, from the 22nd to the 63rd percentile, indicating a much stronger relative standing for this group than the school’s overall percentile. For special education students, its percentile fell from 70 to 45, still above the overall 4th percentile.

662

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Daboll Street
Providence, RI 02907

(401) 278-0504

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.2%

African American:

8.8%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (11% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg16%

Rhode Island avg32%

156^th of 163

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 61Providence 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	10.5	156 of 163	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	166 of 167	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	166 of 166	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	166 of 169	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	154 of 168	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	153 of 170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	164 of 169	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.4	156 of 159	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	155 of 165	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	149 of 165	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	151 of 165	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	159 of 169	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	152 of 169	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	19 of 51	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	158 of 162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	164 of 164	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	105 of 112	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	154 of 158	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	149 of 162	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics15%-17 vs state

English Language Arts8%-25 vs state

Science6%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, November 29, 2009

Well I use to go to Alfred Lima elementary school 10 years ago ( from Kindergarten to 6th grade ) and this school taut me so much ! I was in the SSL program from Kindergarten to 4th grade an that taut me a lot about different cultures ( not just Hispanic and English ) but like African and Caribbean and a lot others . And I think without me being there , I wouldn't of learned as much as I did ; and now just seeing me graduate high school ( class of 2012 ) and I'm just so happy to have gone to the schools I went to and the teachers were just so supportive and helpful; it was like a family - like the teachers would make us learn and have so much fun at the same time and they'd actually have us sometimes feel and not want to go home ( it was that much fun ) . And it was just the best time of my schooling to have gone there. So parents just consider this school as a choice of schooling for your kids to go to . 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 8th 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 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
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%)	10.5	156^th of 163 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.9	161^st of 166 public elementary schools	3.0%	5	5.7		5.7	10.6	478.0	7.1				7.6	14.8	23.2	5.7				14.8	$16,272	$1,319	$14,953
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%)	40.6	96^th of 163 public elementary schools	41.1%		34.4	102^nd of 166 public elementary schools	38.6%	6	20.9		20.9	26.9	33.0	30.8				30.2	39.1	36.2	24.2				33.2	$16,697	$1,547	$15,150
Leviton Dual Language School	Public	K-5	65 Greenwich Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 278-2872	288	17	16.9	86.1%	14 (4.9%)	6 (2.1%)	261 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	44	88^th of 163 public elementary schools	46.0%		49.2	79^th of 166 public elementary schools	52.4%	9	25.6		25.6	29.5	32.5	35.7				32.5	34.0	39.5	25.6				33.1	$17,788	$1,294	$16,493
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S	Public, Charter	K-8	17-21 Gordon Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 210-1555	292	16	18.2	85.3%	21 (7.2%)	6 (2.1%)	259 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	19	129^th of 163 public elementary schools	20.9%		17.6	142^nd of 166 public elementary schools	14.5%	13	30.2	44.0	21.3	13.6	7.5	25.6	15.9	33.3	33.3	19.0	6.8	477.0	14.0	13.3	33.3	16.7	12.8	$12,242	$481	$11,761
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%)	17.2	137^th of 163 public elementary schools	16.0%		20.4	134^th of 166 public elementary schools	19.3%	3	22.2		22.2	13.9	5.6	13.9	27.8			15.3	11.1	470.0	477.0	11.1			6.3
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%)	35.4	104^th of 163 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.3	110^th of 166 public elementary schools	33.7%	6	26.6		26.6	30.3	15.8	24.7				23.6	44.7	19.7	31.6				32.0	$22,073	$513	$21,560
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	15.0	78.5%	22 (4.7%)	67 (14.4%)	349 (75.1%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	28.8	114^th of 163 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.7	100^th of 166 public elementary schools	39.8%	14				24.2	23.7					23.9	26.1	29.0					27.6	$17,227	$1,239	$15,988
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%)	19.6	127^th of 163 public elementary schools	22.1%		29.6	116^th of 166 public elementary schools	30.1%	11	16.7		16.7	12.0	24.0	22.2				19.1	12.0	29.2	6.3				16.9	$14,487	$1,375	$13,113
Reservoir Avenue School	Public	K-5	156 Reservoir Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9406	289	16	18.0	90.0%	13 (4.5%)	32 (11.1%)	203 (70.2%)	31 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	34	109^th of 163 public elementary schools	33.1%		38	99^th of 166 public elementary schools	40.4%	10	20.5		20.5	14.6	32.0	20.9				22.7	18.8	38.0	36.4				31.0	$15,760	$1,799	$13,961
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%)	16.8	140^th of 163 public elementary schools	14.1%		19.2	136^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.1%	4	7.1		7.1	16.7	14.9	14.8				15.5	12.8	31.1	16.1				20.2	$18,195	$1,831	$16,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School

What district is Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School in?

Providence

How many students attend Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School.

Is Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School a good school?

Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Rhode Island elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Esek Hopkins Middle
Middle : Governor Christopher DelSesto
Middle : Nathan Bishop Middle
Middle : Nathanael Greene Middle
Middle : Roger Williams Middle
High : Central High School
High : Classical High School
High : Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School
High : Hope High School
High : Mount Pleasant High
High : W B Cooley & Academy Internationa

What is the racial makeup of Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School?

Students at Alfred Lima Senior Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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