📍 101 Legion Way, Riverside, Providence County, 02915
Waddington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverside, Providence County. The school has 534 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Providence school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waddington School enrolls 534 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 384 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 534 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Waddington School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 18, state house district 66.
Waddington School is one of 13 schools in East Providence, based in East Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 5,225 students district-wide and employs 407 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 534 students, Waddington School is larger than the district average of about 402 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large