📍 973 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, 02861
Potter-Burns School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pawtucket, Providence County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pawtucket school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Potter-Burns School enrolls 437 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 437 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.
Potter-Burns 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 8, state house district 61.
Potter-Burns School is one of 16 schools in Pawtucket, based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The district serves 7,816 students district-wide and employs 604 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Potter-Burns School is close to the district average of about 489 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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