📍 160 Pawtuxet Avenue, Cranston, Providence County, 02905
Edgewood Highland is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cranston, Providence County. The school has 302 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cranston school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edgewood Highland enrolls 302 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 158 | 52% |
| White | 94 | 31% |
| Asian | 20 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 302 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Edgewood Highland 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-20, state senate district 28, state house district 18.
Edgewood Highland is one of 24 schools in Cranston, based in Cranston, Rhode Island. The district serves 10,037 students district-wide and employs 797 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 302 students, Edgewood Highland is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large