📍 2680 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, Providence County, 02914
Kent Heights School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Providence, Providence County. The school has 236 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Providence school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kent Heights School enrolls 236 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 117 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 11% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 236 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Kent Heights 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 14, state house district 65.
Kent Heights 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 236 students, Kent Heights School is smaller than the district average of about 402 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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