Paul Cuffee Lower School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Providence, Rhode Island
Paul Cuffee Lower School in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 358 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Rhode Island elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 7%
359 students in 2022-23, 357 students in 2023-24, 358 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 359 | 30.0 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 30.0 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 358 | 28.0 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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.
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 Paul Cuffee Lower School enrolled 363 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.8% of students were Hispanic, 18.2% Black, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic69.8%
- Black18.2%
- Two or more races4.2%
- White3.9%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian1.7%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
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 Paul Cuffee Lower School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 | 20‑24% | 17% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 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 Providence
30 public elementary schools in Providence report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Lima Sr. El School | 662 | 17.0 | 79.8% |
| Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods | 635 | 15.5 | 76.9% |
| Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School | 588 | 19.0 | 78.2% |
| Asa Messer El. School | 557 | 18.0 | 77.2% |
| Achievement First Promesa | 548 | 13.4 | 69.5% |
| Anthony Carnevale Elementary | 519 | 13.3 | 77.1% |
| George J. West El. School | 502 | 12.9 | 83.1% |
| Carl G. Lauro El. School | 475 | 10.9 | 78.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paul Cuffee Lower School
- Harry Kizirian ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 434 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Times2 Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 322 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Paul Cuffee Lower School with Harry Kizirian ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paul Cuffee Charter School spends per student$23,469 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,469
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandPaul Cuffee Lower School is the number 67 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#67 of 172
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.8:1
- 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 Paul Cuffee Lower School
How many students attend Paul Cuffee Lower School?
358 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Providence, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Cuffee Lower School?
12.8 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.Is Paul Cuffee Lower School a Title I school?
Paul Cuffee Lower School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paul Cuffee Lower School do on state tests?
The students tested at Paul Cuffee Lower School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 Paul Cuffee Lower School in?
Paul Cuffee Charter School, NCES district ID 4400032. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440003200520 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.