The Learning Community
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Central Falls, Rhode Island
The Learning Community in Central Falls, Rhode Island enrolled 569 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 12.4 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, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
576 students in 2022-23, 571 students in 2023-24, 569 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.0 to 46.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 576 | 39.0 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 47.0 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 569 | 46.0 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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 The Learning Community enrolled 579 students and reported no counselor; it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions23
- Chronically absent31.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.7% of students were Hispanic, 14.1% Black, 4.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic80.7%
- Black14.1%
- White4.0%
- Two or more races0.9%
- Asian0.4%
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 The Learning Community scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 | 25% | 25% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15% | 11% (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 Central Falls
5 public elementary schools in Central Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; The Learning Community is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Learning Community | 569 | 12.4 | 71.9% |
| Ella Risk School | 414 | 11.2 | 79.0% |
| Veterans Memorial Elementary | 406 | 12.7 | 86.9% |
| Segue Inst for Learning | 359 | 13.3 | 71.3% |
| Raices Dual Language Academy | 206 | 12.1 | 81.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Learning Community
- Raices Dual Language AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 206 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 406 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare The Learning Community with Raices Dual Language AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Learning Community spends per student$22,294 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,294
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandThe Learning Community is the number 9 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 172
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- 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 The Learning Community
How many students attend The Learning Community?
569 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Central Falls, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Learning Community?
12.4 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.Is The Learning Community a Title I school?
The Learning Community ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at The Learning Community do on state tests?
The students tested at The Learning Community scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 The Learning Community in?
Learning Community, NCES district ID 4400006. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440000600326 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.