Elementary · Rhode Island
Waddington School
Waddington School, a public elementary school in Riverside, Rhode Island: grades k–5, 554 students, 17.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of East 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
- 554
- Teachers (FTE)
- 32.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- Grades
- K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 13.4 · 172 schools compared
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 94% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 317 · 172 schools compared
Larger than 75% 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%34%proficient
−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 32% · 167 elementary schools compared
263 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Rhode Island: 31%38%proficient
−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in Rhode Island
Median 35% · 167 elementary schools compared
264 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
- East Providence
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with East Providence.
Location
- Address
- 101 Legion Way, Riverside, RI 02915
- Phone
- (401)433-6235
- City or town
- East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–3 | 329 | 13.2 | |
| 4–5 | 471 | 15.7 | |
| K–3 | 250 | 13.2 | |
| K–5 | 262 | 15.4 | |
| K–5 | 443 | 12.0 | |
| K–5 | 223 | 12.4 |
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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