Elementary · Rhode Island
George J. West El. School
Free meals for allGeorge J. West El. School, a public elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island: grades k–5, 502 students, 12.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Providence.
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
- 502
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 13.4 · 172 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 87% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 317 · 172 schools compared
Larger than 66% 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%22%proficient
+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 32% · 167 elementary schools compared
301 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Rhode Island: 31%24%proficient
+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 35% · 167 elementary schools compared
310 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
- Midsize city
- Run by
- Providence
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Providence.
Location
- Address
- 145 Beaufort Street, Providence, RI 02908
- Phone
- (401)456-9337
- City or town
- Providence
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William D'Abate Elem. SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 398 | 17.3 | 16% | 22% |
Pleasant View SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 11.1 | 17% | 14% |
Robert F. Kennedy El. SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 451 | 19.6 | 31% | 40% |
Achievement First Envision EleCharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 458 | 14.8 | 25% | 22% |
Achievement First ProvidenceCharterFree meals for all | K–4 | 460 | 13.5 | 31% | 44% |
Mary E. Fogarty El. SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 17.9 | 18% | 18% |
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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