Elementary · Rhode Island
B.F. Norton Elementary School
B.F. Norton Elementary School, a public elementary school in Cumberland, Rhode Island: grades k–5, 374 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cumberland.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 374
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 13.4 · 172 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 64% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 317 · 172 schools compared
Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Rhode Island's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Rhode Island: 34%32%proficient
−2.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 50% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 32% · 167 elementary schools compared
166 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Rhode Island: 31%38%proficient
+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 35% · 167 elementary schools compared
170 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Cumberland
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cumberland.
Location
- Address
- 364 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 02864
- Phone
- (401)722-7610
- City or town
- Valley Falls
- County
- Providence County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackstone Valley PrepCharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 422 | 11.7 | 36% | 38% |
Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2CharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 426 | 13.7 | 32% | 36% |
Raices Dual Language AcademyFree meals for all | K–5 | 206 | 12.1 | 11% | 20% |
| K–5 | 286 | 15.9 | 40% | 38% | |
The Learning CommunityCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 569 | 12.4 | 25% | 21% |
Ella Risk SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 414 | 11.2 | 11% | 15% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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