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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Rhode Island

176 public elementary schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Blackstone Valley Prep leads the list at 39.3%, against a median of 4.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
176
Rhode Island
Top % Black
39.3%
Median % Black
4.9%
MOST BLACK · RHODE ISLAND
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Blackstone Valley PrepCumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy42239.3%(166)
2Elizabeth Baldwin SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket32038.8%(124)
3Blackstone Valley Prep ElementCumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy28037.1%(104)
4Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2Cumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy42634.5%(147)
5SouthSide Elementary CharterProvidence, RISouthSide Charter School13531.9%(43)
6Cunningham SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket35531.8%(113)
7Henry J. Winters SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket55030.2%(166)
8Nathanael Greene SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket39729.2%(116)
9Highlander Elementary CharterProvidence, RIHighlander26927.5%(74)
10Agnes E. Little SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket32026.6%(85)
11Times2 Elementary SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence32224.2%(78)
12Veazie Street SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence44022.7%(100)
13Francis J. Varieur SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket27021.5%(58)
14Robert L. Bailey IVProvidence, RIProvidence44421.4%(95)
15Curvin-McCabe SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket35321.3%(75)
16Achievement First Envision EleProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island45821.0%(96)
17Harry Kizirian ElementaryProvidence, RIProvidence43420.1%(87)
18Centredale SchoolNorth Providence, RINorth Providence22119.5%(43)
19Mary E. Fogarty El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence43019.1%(82)
20Martin Luther King El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence43018.8%(81)
21Orlo Avenue SchoolEast Providence, RIEast Providence24518.4%(45)
22Paul Cuffee Lower SchoolProvidence, RIPaul Cuffee Charter Sch35818.2%(65)
23The Hope AcademyProvidence, RIThe Hope Academy32017.5%(56)
24Robert F. Kennedy El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence45117.1%(77)
25Fallon Memorial SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket52016.7%(87)
26Emma G. Whiteknact SchoolEast Providence, RIEast Providence21616.7%(36)
27Harris SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket37115.9%(59)
28George J. West El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence50215.7%(79)
29Flora S. Curtis SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket33115.7%(52)
30Joseph A. Whelan SchoolNorth Providence, RINorth Providence25215.5%(39)
31James L. McGuire SchoolNorth Providence, RINorth Providence38415.4%(59)
32Agnes B. Hennessey SchoolEast Providence, RIEast Providence24215.3%(37)
33Silver Spring SchoolEast Providence, RIEast Providence22315.3%(34)
34Cornel Young & Charlotte WoodsProvidence, RIProvidence63515.1%(96)
35Veterans Memorial ElementaryCentral Falls, RICentral Falls40615.0%(61)
36Achievement First ProvidenceProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island46014.8%(68)
37Achievement First IluminarCranston, RIAchievement First Rhode Island46514.4%(67)
38Ella Risk SchoolCentral Falls, RICentral Falls41414.3%(59)
39Pleasant View SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence43314.1%(61)
40Bernon Heights SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket40514.1%(57)
41The Learning CommunityCentral Falls, RILearning Community56914.1%(80)
42Achievement First PromesaProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island54813.9%(76)
43James R. D. Oldham SchoolRiverside, RIEast Providence21013.8%(29)
44International Charter SchoolPawtucket, RIInternational Charter37713.8%(52)
45Asa Messer El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence55713.6%(76)
46Greystone SchoolNorth Providence, RINorth Providence30313.5%(41)
47Globe Park SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket51913.3%(69)
48Kevin K. Coleman SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket25613.3%(34)
49Kent Heights SchoolEast Providence, RIEast Providence25112.8%(32)
50Potter-Burns SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket43012.6%(54)
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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