Summary:
Zip code 02906 has one listed elementary school, Martin Luther King Elementary School, a Providence school serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 430 students. Its 2025–2026 all-grades results were close to Rhode Island averages overall: the school was slightly above the state in math (33.3% versus 31.9%) and science (31.9% versus 31.1%), and slightly below in ELA (31.3% versus 33.1%). The most important concern is fourth grade, where both ELA and math results were about 18–20 percentage points below state results.
There is no other school in this list to compare at the top or bottom; Martin Luther King is the area’s sole listed option. Compared with the state, its strongest grade-level results were third-grade ELA, at 49.0% versus 38.5%, and fifth-grade math, at 40.4% versus 31.8%. Fourth-grade ELA was 12.5% versus 32.4% statewide, while fourth-grade math was 16.7% versus 35.1%. Across all grades, the school was well above the Providence district in all three subjects: by 14.1 percentage points in ELA, 16.5 in math, and 17.6 in science. Its three-subject average was about the same as the state’s, so the overall picture is near-state performance with pronounced differences by grade.
Results improved in ELA and science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math dipped slightly: ELA rose from 21.9% to 31.3%, science from 16.1% to 31.9%, and math fell from 35.0% to 33.3%. SchoolDigger’s rank improved from 104 of 166 schools in 2024–2025 to 80 of 163 in 2025–2026; the latest rating was three stars, at the 51st percentile. The school reports a 17.2 student–teacher ratio and 76.51% free/reduced-lunch eligibility, useful context for families but not an explanation of test results. Because the list includes only one school, it cannot show how these characteristics or achievement compare across local schools.
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