Elementary · Rhode Island

Ella Risk School

Free meals for all

Ella Risk School, a public elementary school in Central Falls, Rhode Island: grades k–5, 414 students, 11.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Central Falls.

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: 414
Teachers (FTE): 37.0
Students per teacher: 11.2
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 13.4 · 172 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 317 · 172 schools compared

Larger than 50% 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%

11%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 32% · 167 elementary schools compared

187 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Rhode Island: 31%

15%proficient

+3.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 35% · 167 elementary schools compared

207 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
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Central Falls

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Central Falls.

Location

Address: 949 Dexter Street, Central Falls, RI 02863
Phone: (401)727-7730
City or town: Central Falls
County: Providence County

Quality of life in Central Falls Schools in Central Falls

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
Segue Inst for LearningCharterFree meals for all	K–8	359	13.3	17%	13%	0.2 mi
Veterans Memorial ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	406	12.7	5.4%	6.6%	0.2 mi
The Learning CommunityCharterFree meals for all	K–8	569	12.4	25%	21%	0.6 mi
Raices Dual Language AcademyFree meals for all	K–5	206	12.1	11%	20%	0.7 mi
Saylesville Elementary	K–5	312	14.2	44%	47%	0.8 mi
Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2CharterFree meals for all	K–4	426	13.7	32%	36%	0.9 mi

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.

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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