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Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8Charter

909 Lonsdale, Central Falls, RI 02863 · (401) 331-3533

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

Directions
Students
323
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

909 Lonsdale, Central Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7168
Grade 8155
Enrollment over time
294’20
283’21
324’22
326’23
323’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Black 31%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High from Central Falls families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Rhode Island’s other public schools; Central Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.