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Ashton School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2602 Mendon Road (Transitional Building), Cumberland, RI 02864 · (401) 333-0554 · Part of Cumberland School District

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

Directions
Students
429
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ashton School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 58.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cumberland kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2602 Mendon Road (Transitional Building), Cumberland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 183
Grade 279
Grade 376
Grade 476
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
270’20
284’21
295’22
327’23
429’24

Up 58.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 14%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ashton School from Cumberland families.

Other schools in Cumberland School District

The district →
Cumberland Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cumberland
109 students16:1
Community School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cumberland
A+
545 students17:1
Garvin Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cumberland
B+
422 students13:1
John J. McLaughlin Cumberland
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cumberland
B+
413 students14:1
B.F. Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cumberland
B−
374 students12:1
North Cumberland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumberland
A
643 students13:1

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