Anthony Carnevale Elementary

Anthony Carnevale Elementary, a substantial elementary-level community in Providence, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Providence, caters to 519 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 56% larger than typical.

Anthony Carnevale Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Providence, a district that works with 20,645 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Anthony Carnevale Elementary records that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 12% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Providence County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Providence County's rate of about 64%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), Anthony Carnevale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Governor Christopher DelSesto is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Anthony Carnevale Elementary.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anthony Carnevale Elementary has shrank 6%, going from 554 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 72% across the same window.

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