Summary:
ZIP code 02903 has two elementary schools, both in Providence: Asa Messer Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 4 and enrolls 557 students, while Vartan Gregorian Elementary School serves kindergarten through grade 5 and enrolls 311. The schools’ latest results show a clear difference in achievement: Gregorian is substantially ahead of Asa in both English language arts (ELA) and math.
Vartan Gregorian stands out at the top, with 48.3% proficient in ELA and 50.0% in math, compared with 25.8% and 21.6% at Asa Messer. That is a 22.5-percentage-point lead in ELA and a 28.4-point lead in math. Gregorian is also above the state in both subjects, while Asa is below it. SchoolDigger ranks Gregorian 32nd of 163 elementary schools statewide, at the 80th percentile with four stars; Asa ranks 119th, at the 27th percentile with one star. Gregorian’s science result, 44.9%, is also above the state’s 31.1%; no Asa science result is supplied.
Both schools’ ELA and math results fell from the previous year, though Gregorian remains well ahead. Asa’s ELA declined 4.1 points to 25.8%, while its math was nearly unchanged, down 0.1 point to 21.6%; Gregorian’s ELA fell 8.5 points to 48.3% and math fell 7.3 points to 50.0%. Gregorian’s science result rose 4.9 points. Its ranking has stayed near the 80th percentile over three years, while Asa’s fell from the 53rd to the 27th percentile. Gregorian also has a lower student–teacher ratio (15.5 versus 17.9), a lower free/reduced-lunch rate (42.12% versus 84.02%), and higher spending per student ($21,244 versus $18,312); these are contextual differences, not explanations for the score gap. The schools serve different grade spans, and only two schools are included.
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