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What's one thing Alfred Lima Sr. El School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVIDENCE·NCES 440090000124
Alfred Lima Sr. El School
222 Daboll Street, Providence, RI 02907 · (401) 278-0504 · Providence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
599 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 64% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
7.5%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
15.3%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Alfred Lima Sr. El School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Lima Sr. El School this school | 662 | 90.5% | N/A |
| Anthony Carnevale Elementary Providence | 519 | 84.2% | N/A |
| Achievement First Promesa Providence | 548 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods Providence | 635 | 83.3% | N/A |
| Frank D. Spaziano Elem School Providence | 588 | 85.9% | N/A |
| Asa Messer El. School Providence | 557 | 84.0% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alfred Lima Sr. El School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #149 of 166 | #90 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #164 of 166 | #103 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #2 of 179 | #2 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #154 of 168 | #94 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #119 of 159 | #80 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #6 of 176 | #6 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #13 of 47 | #12 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
+208 (+46%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 90% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 87% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 41.1 | 14.4:1 | 78% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 95% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 33.3 | 16.3:1 | 92% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 86% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 84% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 94% (648) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alfred Lima Sr. El School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (542 to 662); teachers up 17% (33.3 to 39).
About Alfred Lima Sr. El School
Alfred Lima Sr. El School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island. The student body numbers 662 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Rhode Island) has about 332 students.
In Providence, 39 schools enroll a combined 20,645 students.
Alfred Lima Sr. El School's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 9% Black, 5% White, and 3% Asian. In Providence County overall, about 26% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Alfred Lima Sr. El School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
The school reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Rhode Island average 13.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students. Among public schools in Providence County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
allk12 grades Alfred Lima Sr. El School an F. The grade compares the school only with Rhode Island public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Providence County (population about 664,854), median household income is about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 206 public schools operate in Providence County, serving about 88,799 students.
The closest other public school is Achievement First Promesa, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 454 to 662. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
The Alfred Lima Sr. El School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Providence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
664,854
Census ACS
Median income
$78,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
88,799 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Alfred Lima Sr. El SchoolHow many students attend Alfred Lima Sr. El School?
Alfred Lima Sr. El School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alfred Lima Sr. El School serve?
Alfred Lima Sr. El School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alfred Lima Sr. El School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Alfred Lima Sr. El School.
What is the student diversity at Alfred Lima Sr. El School?
Student demographics at Alfred Lima Sr. El School are roughly 5% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Alfred Lima Sr. El School in?
Alfred Lima Sr. El School is part of Providence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.