Elementary · Rhode Island

Paul Cuffee Lower School

Charter

Paul Cuffee Lower School, a public elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island: grades k–5, 358 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Paul Cuffee Charter Sch.

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: 358
Teachers (FTE): 28.0
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 13.4 · 172 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 61% of elementary schools in Rhode Island

Median 317 · 172 schools compared

Smaller than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Paul Cuffee Charter Sch

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Paul Cuffee Charter Sch.

Location

Address: 459 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401)453-2626
City or town: Providence
County: Providence County

Quality of life in Providence Schools in Providence

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Harry Kizirian ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	434	16.7	0.5 mi
Times2 Elementary SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–5	322	11.1	0.7 mi
Asa Messer El. SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	557	18.0	1.0 mi
William D'Abate Elem. SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	398	17.3	1.1 mi
George J. West El. SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	502	12.9	1.2 mi
Robert F. Kennedy El. SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	451	19.6	1.3 mi

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).

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NCES 440003200520