W. R. Dutemple School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Cranston, Rhode Island
W. R. Dutemple School in Cranston, Rhode Island enrolled 254 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
280 students in 2022-23, 276 students in 2023-24, 254 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.9 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 280 | 19.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 19.0 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 254 | 19.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 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 W. R. Dutemple School enrolled 302 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent21.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.4% of students were Hispanic, 23.6% White, 8.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.4%
- White23.6%
- Black8.3%
- Asian8.3%
- Two or more races8.3%
- American Indian1.2%
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 W. R. Dutemple School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 | 25‑29% | 34% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 21% (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 Cranston
16 public elementary schools in Cranston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City School | 530 | 13.9 | 42.3% |
| Achievement First Iluminar | 465 | 15.0 | 64.3% |
| Orchard Farms El. School | 444 | 14.3 | 12.2% |
| Gladstone Street School | 402 | 11.5 | 69.7% |
| Edward S. Rhodes School | 287 | 15.1 | 35.5% |
| Edgewood Highland | 276 | 13.8 | 53.6% |
| Glen Hills School | 270 | 14.2 | 26.7% |
| Woodridge School | 260 | 13.0 | 33.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about W. R. Dutemple School
- Reservoir Avenue SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 289 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Eden Park SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 243 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare W. R. Dutemple School with Reservoir Avenue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cranston spends per student$18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,884
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandW. R. Dutemple School is the number 129 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 172
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 W. R. Dutemple School
How many students attend W. R. Dutemple School?
254 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 280 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cranston, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at W. R. Dutemple School?
13.4 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 W. R. Dutemple School a Title I school?
W. R. Dutemple School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at W. R. Dutemple School do on state tests?
The students tested at W. R. Dutemple School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 W. R. Dutemple School in?
Cranston, NCES district ID 4400240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440024000068 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.