Other / mixed grade configuration · Foster, RI
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
Federal NCES profile for Capt. Isaac Paine El. School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
The verdict
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Rhode Island median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Rhode Island schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.7:1
- students per teacher
- 23.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 241
- students enrolled
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School has class sizes near the Rhode Island median. Computed live against every Rhode Island school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+5 students YoY
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School held near 226 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).
Teacher FTE added 19.2 → 24.0 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+5 students YoY 440039000114 · Foster, RI Other · SMALL · TRAD
241 enr · 12.7:1 · 23.5% lunch · RII 49
Nearest enrollment peer: Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School (241 students)
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School held near 226 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 19.2 → 24.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Rhode Island schools → · Find another →
How Capt. Isaac Paine El. School compares
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Rhode Island and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Rhode Island | Rhode Island avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.7:1 | ▼ 8% | 13.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.5% | ▼ 41% | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 241 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 95.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 9.6, Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is less mixed than the Rhode Island school average of 47.0.
Programs
District finance for Foster reports $22,977 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~241 students)
Frequently asked questions about Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
How many students attend Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School has 241 students enrolled. It is a public school in Foster, RI. CCD year-over-year: 221 (2022-23) → 226 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
The student-teacher ratio at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is 12.7:1, which is 8% lower than the Rhode Island average of 13.8:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
23.5% of students at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Rhode Island average of 39.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
The largest demographic group at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is White at 95.0% of enrollment, in Foster, RI.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Foster?
None reported; Foster operates only Capt. Isaac Paine El. School as a public school district in NCES's records.