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Raices Dual Language Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

135 Hunt street, Central Falls, RI 02863 · (401) 727-7733 · Part of Central Falls School District

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

Students
206
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Raices Dual Language Academy

  • 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 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.6% 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–5Raices Dual Language AcademyYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts8%
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).

135 Hunt street, Central Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten35
Grade 137
Grade 242
Grade 335
Grade 430
Grade 527
Enrollment over time
244’20
247’21
221’22
225’23
206’24

Down 15.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%White 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Black 7%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Raices Dual Language Academy from Central Falls families.

Other schools in Central Falls School District

The district →

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.