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Garden City School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

70 Plantation Drive, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8073 · Part of Cranston School District

Cranston’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
530
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Garden City School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 84.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cranston kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Garden City SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

70 Plantation Drive, Cranston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten77
Grade 181
Grade 295
Grade 397
Grade 483
Grade 597
Enrollment over time
287’20
257’21
259’22
510’23
530’24

Up 84.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Hispanic 33%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Garden City School from Cranston families.

Other schools in Cranston School District

The district →
Orchard Farms El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
B+
444 students14:1
Edgewood Highland
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C−
276 students14:1
Glen Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C+
270 students14:1
Arlington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
D
209 students13:1
Cranston Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cranston
49 students10:1
Gladstone Street School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cranston
C−
402 students11:1

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; Cranston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.