📍 291 Broad Street, Cumberland, Providence County, 02864
Blackstone Valley Prep is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cumberland, Providence County. The school has 395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackstone Valley Prep enrolls 395 students across grades K–4. The student body is 47% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 25% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 195 | 49% |
| White | 98 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 12 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 395 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blackstone Valley Prep is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 19, state house district 57.
Blackstone Valley Prep is one of 6 schools in Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy, based in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The district serves 2,253 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 395 students, Blackstone Valley Prep is close to the district average of about 376 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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