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Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School

Q: Is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 87 th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Rhode Island elementary schools

Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School is a public elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 422 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Providence School District, which is ranked 50 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Rhode Island elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are below the state and district averages, with 31% in English Language Arts and 39.9% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school performs exceptionally well in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 2nd out of 46 Rhode Island elementary schools for African American students and 2nd out of 58 for English Language Learner students.

Despite the school's overall academic challenges, it generally outperforms its nearby Providence School District peers, such as Veazie Street School and George J. West Elementary School, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased from $12,579 in 2019-2020 to $17,263 in 2022-2023, indicating a focus on improving educational resources and support for students.

451

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,930

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 Nelson Street
Providence, RI 02908

(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 — 24th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Providence

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg16%

87^th of 166

Rhode Island public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20Elementary Schools in the Providence

50^th of 60Providence 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	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
2025	95.7	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	71 of 164	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	48 of 111	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	76 of 158	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	33 of 97	66.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
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)

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2025)96th percentile+48 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%

English Language Arts31%

Science14%

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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

Schools Near Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
Harry Kizirian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Camden Avenue	Providence	02908	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%)	10.2	159^th of 166 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.5	162^nd of 166 public elementary schools	2.4%	3	10.3	14.6	18.5	6.2	13.6	15.4	8.4		9.1	$18,408	$2,874	$15,535
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
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%)	32.4	107^th of 166 public elementary schools	35.5%		28.5	116^th of 166 public elementary schools	30.1%	9	27.5	35.8	22.6	15.7	24.8	34.0	25.9	25.5	28.5	$16,561	$1,100	$15,461
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%)	17.8	140^th of 166 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.8	153^rd of 166 public elementary schools	7.8%	13	9.8	18.0	25.4	18.0	20.5	13.1	22.2	18.0	17.8	$17,670	$2,772	$14,898
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
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
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%)	18.1	138^th of 166 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.9	135^th of 166 public elementary schools	18.7%	3	13.8	21.7	10.8	15.6	15.9	30.0	17.1	20.0	22.3	$19,175	$3,108	$16,067

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School

Is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School a good school?

Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School ranks 87^th of 166 Rhode Island elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in?

Providence

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.

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

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