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Paul Cuffee Lower School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Paul Cuffee Charter Sch school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paul Cuffee Lower School enrolls 359 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5% |
| White | 17 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 359 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Paul Cuffee Lower School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-20, state senate district 1, state house district 8.
Paul Cuffee Lower School is one of 3 schools in Paul Cuffee Charter Sch, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 792 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Paul Cuffee Lower School is larger than the district average of about 264 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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