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Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School

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Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 81 st of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 163 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School is a Providence school serving 451 students in kindergarten through grade 5. Its 2025–26 results stand out in the local comparison: it had the highest all-grade proficiency rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science among 10 nearby schools. The clearest takeaway for families comparing those schools is that RFK had the strongest overall test results in the group.

RFK’s strongest subject relative to the state is math: 36% of students were proficient, compared with 32% statewide and 17% in Providence. ELA was 34%, just above the state’s 33% and well above the district’s 17%. Science is the main statewide weakness: RFK’s 24% was below the state’s 31%, though above the district’s 14% and higher than any nearby school. Grade results are uneven, too: fourth-grade math reached 49%, 14 points above the state, while third- and fifth-grade math were below state rates. RFK also led the nearby schools in ELA and math overall, with 34% and 36% proficient, compared with nearby averages of 20% and 21%.

Results have improved over the longer term, though not steadily in every subject: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose 6 points and math rose 9, while math fell 4 points from its 2024–25 level. Science fluctuated and gained 3 points overall. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 33 to 50, and its rating went from two stars to three; its latest rank was 81 of 163. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 19.6, the highest among nearby schools with supplied ratios, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 69%. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 97th to the 61st percentile in one year, while its Male Students ranking was at the 30th percentile, compared with 50 overall.

451

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

69.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

84.2%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

480 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904

(401) 456-9403

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

African American:

17.1%

White:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Rhode Island median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg16%

Rhode Island avg32%

81^st of 163

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 50% (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	46.2	81 of 163	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	87 of 166	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	87 of 166	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	112 of 167	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	99 of 166	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	105 of 169	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	104 of 169	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.9	78 of 168	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.1	109 of 170	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.4	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	126 of 159	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	123 of 165	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.8	126 of 165	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	135 of 169	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	121 of 169	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	95.7	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	20 of 51	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.8	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	62 of 162	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	71 of 164	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	30 of 112	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	52.2	48 of 111	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	62 of 154	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	76 of 158	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	114 of 162	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	26 of 89	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.0	33 of 97	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	47 of 128	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.0	11 of 129	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)74th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%+4 vs state

English Language Arts34%~ state avg

Science24%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 16, 2012

The teachers could be better and teach better some are better than others, also there are no functions for kids the halloween parties are dull and tasteless no decorations no music nothing complete boredom, the Christmas parties are just as dull they never have any dances or parties they don't even do awards like student of the week or month nothing they don't even do anything for the 100 day of school the school does have a chorus club but the music and art room are together. And the gym is also the cafeteria. I despised this school since my daughter was in 2nd grade and I couldn't transfer her because every other school has negative reviews plus there not in our district. This is why I decided after 5 th grade I'm moving out of providence cause the schools suck Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)		RICAS English Language Arts (2026)					RICAS Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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 6th 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	84.2%		$15,885	$2,096	$13,790
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	87%		$19,442	$523	$18,919
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	90.8%		$20,315	$1,395	$18,920
Harry Kizirian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Paul Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9369	434	26	16.6	89.4%	38 (8.8%)	87 (20.0%)	248 (57.1%)	21 (4.8%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	14.4	147^th of 163 public elementary schools	9.8%		10.2	159^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.2%	12	14.7	14.7	21.2	12.2	16.2	10.7	14.7	19.7	16.7	10.3	11.9	14.5	95%		$17,153	$1,284	$15,868
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	≥ 95%		$32,767	$1,288	$31,479
Times2 Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	50 Fillmore Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-5094	322	29	11.1	85.4%	27 (8.4%)	78 (24.2%)	196 (60.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	21.7	125^th of 163 public elementary schools	23.3%		32.4	107^th of 166 public elementary schools	35.5%	18	16.1	16.1	29.3	21.4	477.0		18.3	22.8	23.2	10.5		18.8
Paul Cuffee Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	459 Promenade Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-2626	358	28	12.7	86.3%	14 (3.9%)	65 (18.2%)	250 (69.8%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	18.9	131^st of 163 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.8	140^th of 166 public elementary schools	15.7%	9	12.7	12.7	30.2	14.8	12.9		19.4	20.6	19.7	19.4		19.9	≥ 95%
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	≥ 95%		$14,453	$486	$13,967
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	≥ 95%		$14,753	$368	$14,385
William D'Abate Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Kossuth Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9416	398	23	17.3	88.7%	21 (5.3%)	38 (9.5%)	313 (78.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	15 (3.8%)	16.9	139^th of 163 public elementary schools	14.7%		18.1	138^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.9%	1	9.6	9.6	24.7	10.0	13.9		16.3	24.0	20.0	17.8		20.6	≥ 95%		$17,466	$1,907	$15,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School

How many students attend Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert F. Kennedy 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 Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School?

Students at Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 81^st of 163 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in?

Providence

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