Blackstone Valley Prep

Blackstone Valley Prep operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Cumberland, Rhode Island, overseen by Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy. Current enrollment sits at 422 students spanning grades K through 4. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 332 students each, so Blackstone Valley Prep sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,236 students; Blackstone Valley Prep is among them.

Demographically, Blackstone Valley Prep shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 39% Black, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Providence County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Blackstone Valley Prep has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. Roughly 85% of students at Blackstone Valley Prep qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blackstone Valley Prep is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

The closest other public school is Blackstone Valley Prep High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. As a public charter, Blackstone Valley Prep runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 413 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 44% to 0%. Class-load math has rose: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Blackstone Valley Prep community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.