NCES CCD 2024-25 9 schools RI

Best-Resourced Schools in North Providence, RI

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

9 public K-12 schools in North Providence from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools

3,713

Students

27.6/100

Avg Resource Index

14.7:1

Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, North Providence has more public-school enrollment than 40% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. North Providence's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

North Providence's list includes 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

North Providence's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 8th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 58th percentile. The 50-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment: Top 60%
School count: Top 46%
Resource Index average: 8th percentile
Teacher staffing: 58th percentile

North Providence High accounts for 29.2% of all North Providence public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means North Providence-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

North Providence school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities

North Providence school enrollment ranges from 221 students (lowest) to 1,085 students (highest), a spread of 864 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

North Providence student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within North Providence is typically wider than the North Providence-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe Accessed 2026-08-26

1 of North Providence's 9 listed schools are charters

11% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Accessed 2026-08-26

#	School	Score	Enrollment	Level	District
1.	Greystone School	38	303	Combined	North Providence
2.	North Providence High	35	1,085	high	North Providence
3.	Birchwood Middle School	34	390	middle	North Providence
4.	Stephen Olney School	32	388	elementary	North Providence
5.	Centredale School	31	221	Combined	North Providence
6.	Joseph a. Whelan School	28	252	elementary	North Providence
7.	Dr. Edward Ricci School	27	378	middle	North Providence
8.	James L. Mcguire School	23	384	elementary	North Providence
9.	Excel Academy Rhode Island	-	312	elementary	Excel Academy Rhode Island

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in North Providence

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

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Which North Providence school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Greystone School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the North Providence schools in this federal-data comparison at 38/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in North Providence, RI? ▼

North Providence has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,713 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.