Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Central Falls, Rhode Island
Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High in Central Falls, Rhode Island enrolled 323 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-school median of 12.4. 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, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%
324 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 323 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 324 | 31.0 | 10.5 |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 29.0 | 11.2 |
| 2024-25 | 323 | 24.0 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Rhode Island middle schools
Among the 57 Rhode Island middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High enrolled 277 students and reported no counselor; it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent20.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were White, 30.7% Black, 2.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White64.7%
- Black30.7%
- Asian2.5%
- American Indian1.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 31% | 29% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 41% | 28% (2021-22) | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Middle schools in Central Falls
2 public middle schools in Central Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutt Middle School | 476 | 13.6 | 83.0% |
| Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High | 323 | 13.5 | 61.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High
- Raices Upper Dual Language AcdThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 63 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Calcutt Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 476 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High with Raices Upper Dual Language AcdStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy spends per student$17,511 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,511
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandBlackstone Valley Prep Jr High is the number 48 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 58
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.13.5:1
- 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 Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High
How many students attend Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High?
323 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 324 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Central Falls, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High a Title I school?
Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High do on state tests?
The students tested at Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High in?
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy, NCES district ID 4400015. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440001500475 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, 2021-22 and 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.