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Blackstone Valley Prep

PublicElementaryGrades K–4Charter

291 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 02864 · (401) 335-3133

Cumberland’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
422
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Blackstone Valley Prep

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

291 Broad Street, Cumberland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten86
Grade 185
Grade 286
Grade 384
Grade 481
Enrollment over time
409’20
399’21
395’22
406’23
422’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 39%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blackstone Valley Prep from Cumberland 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; Cumberland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.