Arlington School

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Cranston, Rhode Island, Arlington School enrolls 209 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Cranston. That puts it 37% smaller than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 332 students.

Within Cranston, which oversees 22 schools and 9,861 students, Arlington School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arlington School reports that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 15% White, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Arlington School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Providence County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Arlington School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Gladstone Street School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arlington School has increased 3%, going from 203 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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