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Ella Risk School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

949 Dexter Street, Central Falls, RI 02863 · (401) 727-7730 · Part of Central Falls School District

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

Directions
Students
414
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ella Risk School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Central Falls kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Central Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ella Risk SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

949 Dexter Street, Central Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten61
Grade 174
Grade 266
Grade 367
Grade 467
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
366’20
371’21
430’22
386’23
414’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 21%Black 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ella Risk School from Central Falls families.

Other schools in Central Falls School District

The district →
G. Harold Hunt School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Central Falls
162 students14:1
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

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.