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Central Falls School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Central Falls.

Central Falls’ School Grade D− better than 3% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
2,515
Schools
7
Spent per student
$24,569
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Central Falls School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 19 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $1,107 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
D−Central Falls 23,124

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Central Falls. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Central Falls Sr HighThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency4%
State average 26.6% · 1,233 students tested
Reading / language arts6%
State average 33.1% · 1,218 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65%
State average 84.1% · 247 in the class

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,569 per student · 3% above RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 4%State 68%Federal 28%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,745’20
2,666’21
2,556’22
2,492’23
2,515’24

Down 8.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 54%White 19%Black 16%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

G. Harold Hunt School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Central Falls
162 students14:1
Ella Risk School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Central Falls
D
414 students11:1
Veterans Memorial Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Central Falls
D
406 students13:1
Raices Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Central Falls
D−
206 students12:1
Calcutt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Central Falls
D−
476 students14:1
Raices Upper Dual Language Acd
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Central falls
63 students13:1
Central Falls Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Central Falls
D
788 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Attleboro School DistrictAttleboro
$19,298per student
Cumberland School DistrictCumberland
$16,007per student
Lincoln School DistrictLincoln
$19,441per student
Pawtucket School DistrictPawtucket
$18,860per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.