Asa Messer El. School

Asa Messer El. School, a heavily attended elementary campus in Providence, Rhode Island, operated by Providence, enrolls 557 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Across the 39 schools in Providence (20,645 students total), Asa Messer El. School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Asa Messer El. School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 7% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.6:1, putting Asa Messer El. School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at Asa Messer El. School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Providence County's rate of about 64%.

In the area at large, census data for Providence County shows median household earnings sit near $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Asa Messer El. School is one.

Paul Cuffee Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Asa Messer El. School's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 527 (now 557). Asian enrollment moved from 10% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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