William Callahan School

Public elementary school, grades 2 to 5 · Harrisville, Rhode Island

William Callahan School in Harrisville, Rhode Island enrolled 310 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Rhode Island elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

318 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 310 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.4 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at William Callahan School by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233182023-243152024-25310
Students enrolled at William Callahan School by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233182023-243152024-25310
Students enrolled at William Callahan School by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233182023-243152024-25310
Students enrolled at William Callahan School by school year2022-23: 318, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31001002003004002022-233182023-243152024-25310
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331823.413.6
2023-2431524.013.1
2024-2531022.014.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 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 14.1; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 14.1; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 14.1; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island elementary schools, 2024-25172 values from 7.4 to 19.6; This school 14.1; state median 13.4.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state 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 William Callahan School enrolled 328 students and reported no counselor; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent23.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.4% of students were White, 7.4% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.4%
  2. Hispanic7.4%
  3. Two or more races2.9%
  4. Black1.9%
  5. Asian0.3%

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 William Callahan School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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, 2021-2226%28%33.1%
Math, 2022-2325%19% (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 Harrisville

2 public elementary schools in Harrisville report 2024-25 enrollment; William Callahan School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
William Callahan School31014.142.6%
Austin T. Levy School25411.038.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about William Callahan School

  1. Austin T. Levy SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 254 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Steere Farm Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 268 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare William Callahan School with Austin T. Levy SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Burrillville spends per student$18,861 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,861
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandWilliam Callahan School is the number 91 by size of 172 Rhode Island elementary schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 172
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  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 William Callahan School

  1. How many students attend William Callahan School?
    310 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 318 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harrisville, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William Callahan School?
    14.1 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 William Callahan School a Title I school?
    William Callahan School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at William Callahan School do on state tests?
    The students tested at William Callahan School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 William Callahan School in?
    Burrillville, NCES district ID 4400090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440009000022 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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