📍 949 Dexter Street, Central Falls, Providence County, 02863
Ella Risk School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Central Falls, Providence County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Falls school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ella Risk School enrolls 430 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 38% |
| White | 112 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 430 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ella Risk School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 16, state house district 56.
Ella Risk School is one of 7 schools in Central Falls, based in Central Falls, Rhode Island. The district serves 2,560 students district-wide and employs 194 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Ella Risk School is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large