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Veazie Street School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

211 Veazie Street, Providence, RI 02904 · (401) 453-8601 · Part of Providence School District

Providence’s School Grade D better than 12% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Students
440
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Veazie Street School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Providence kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Veazie Street SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

211 Veazie Street, Providence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten57
Grade 189
Grade 250
Grade 383
Grade 464
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
545’20
539’21
469’22
459’23
440’24

Down 19.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 23%White 9%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Veazie Street School from Providence families.

Other schools in Providence School District

The district →
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D−
635 students15:1
Frank D. Spaziano Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C−
588 students19:1
Asa Messer El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Providence
C−
557 students18:1
Anthony Carnevale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C
519 students13:1
Harry Kizirian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D
434 students17:1
Pleasant View School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C
433 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; Providence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.