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Potter-Burns School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

973 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861 · (401) 729-6250 · Part of Pawtucket School District

Pawtucket’s School Grade D better than 10% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Potter-Burns School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pawtucket kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Potter-Burns SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

973 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten70
Grade 161
Grade 274
Grade 380
Grade 487
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
446’20
434’21
437’22
425’23
430’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 37%Black 14%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%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 Potter-Burns School from Pawtucket families.

Other schools in Pawtucket School District

The district →
Henry J. Winters School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C−
550 students16:1
Fallon Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C
520 students12:1
Nathanael Greene School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C−
397 students13:1
Curvin-McCabe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C+
353 students11:1
Flora S. Curtis School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
B−
331 students13:1
Francis J. Varieur School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pawtucket
C+
270 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; Pawtucket’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.