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Silver Spring School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

120 Silver Spring Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 · (401) 435-7836 · Part of East Providence School District

East Providence’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
223
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Silver Spring School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for East Providence kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

120 Silver Spring Avenue, East Providence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten28
Grade 149
Grade 240
Grade 339
Grade 429
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
234’20
231’21
219’22
235’23
223’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 16%Black 15%Two or more races 12%Asian 9%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Silver Spring School from East Providence families.

Other schools in East Providence School District

The district →
James R. D. Oldham School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Riverside
210 students12:1
Waddington School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Riverside
B−
554 students17:1
Myron J. Francis Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rumford
A
391 students16:1
Kent Heights School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Providence
B−
251 students13:1
Orlo Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Providence
B−
245 students13:1
Agnes B. Hennessey School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · East Providence
C+
242 students12:1

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