Francis J. Varieur School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Francis J. Varieur School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island enrolled 270 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

246 students in 2022-23, 237 students in 2023-24, 270 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.8 to 23.0.

Students enrolled at Francis J. Varieur School by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232462023-242372024-25270
Students enrolled at Francis J. Varieur School by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232462023-242372024-25270
Students enrolled at Francis J. Varieur School by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232462023-242372024-25270
Students enrolled at Francis J. Varieur School by school year2022-23: 246, 2023-24: 237, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232462023-242372024-25270
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324620.811.8
2023-2423721.011.3
2024-2527023.011.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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 11.7; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 11.7; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 11.7; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 11.7; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state 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 Francis J. Varieur School enrolled 276 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.1% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% White, 24.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.1%
  2. White28.4%
  3. Black24.6%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Francis J. Varieur School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑44%19%33.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%15% (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.

Elementary schools in Pawtucket

11 public elementary schools in Pawtucket report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Henry J. Winters School55015.778.7%
Fallon Memorial School52012.464.0%
Potter-Burns School43014.355.8%
Nathanael Greene School39713.259.2%
International Charter School37717.152.0%
Cunningham School35513.183.7%
Curvin-McCabe School35311.458.9%
Flora S. Curtis School33113.238.4%

All public schools in Pawtucket →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Francis J. Varieur School

  1. International Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 377 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Agnes E. Little SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 320 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Francis J. Varieur School with International Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pawtucket spends per student$19,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,041
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandFrancis J. Varieur School is the number 113 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#113 of 172
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  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 Francis J. Varieur School

  1. How many students attend Francis J. Varieur School?
    270 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 246 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pawtucket, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Francis J. Varieur School?
    11.7 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 Francis J. Varieur School a Title I school?
    Francis J. Varieur School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Francis J. Varieur School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Francis J. Varieur School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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.
  5. What district is Francis J. Varieur School in?
    Pawtucket, NCES district ID 4400840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440084000194 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.

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