Achievement First Promesa

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Providence, Rhode Island

Achievement First Promesa in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 548 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Rhode Island elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 28.9%).

Enrollment rose 50% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 49%

365 students in 2022-23, 447 students in 2023-24, 548 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Achievement First Promesa by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 54802004006002022-233652023-244472024-25548
Students enrolled at Achievement First Promesa by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 54802004006002022-233652023-244472024-25548
Students enrolled at Achievement First Promesa by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 54802004006002022-233652023-244472024-25548
Students enrolled at Achievement First Promesa by school year2022-23: 365, 2023-24: 447, 2024-25: 54802004006002022-233652023-244472024-25548
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336527.513.3
2023-2444727.016.6
2024-2554841.013.4

13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Rhode Island elementary schools

Among the 172 Rhode Island elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 13.4; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 13.4; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 13.4; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 13.4; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Achievement First Promesa enrolled 275 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent41.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.3% of students were Hispanic, 13.9% Black, 4.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic74.3%
  2. Black13.9%
  3. White4.4%
  4. Two or more races4.2%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Achievement First Promesa scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 28.9% in math across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Math30‑34%22% (2021-22)28.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Providence

30 public elementary schools in Providence report 2024-25 enrollment; Achievement First Promesa is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alfred Lima Sr. El School66217.079.8%
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods63515.576.9%
Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School58819.078.2%
Asa Messer El. School55718.077.2%
Achievement First Promesa54813.469.5%
Anthony Carnevale Elementary51913.377.1%
George J. West El. School50212.983.1%
Carl G. Lauro El. School47510.978.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Achievement First Promesa

  1. Alfred Lima Sr. El SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 662 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Leviton Dual Language SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 288 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare Achievement First Promesa with Alfred Lima Sr. El SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Achievement First Rhode Island spends per student$17,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,425
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandAchievement First Promesa is the number 14 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#14 of 172
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Achievement First Promesa

  1. How many students attend Achievement First Promesa?
    548 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 365 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Providence, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement First Promesa?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Achievement First Promesa a Title I school?
    Achievement First Promesa ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Achievement First Promesa do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Achievement First Promesa scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 28.9% in math across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Achievement First Promesa in?
    Achievement First Rhode Island, NCES district ID 4400021. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440002100533 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22