Blackstone Valley Prep Element

Located at 3357 Mendon Rd., in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Blackstone Valley Prep Element is a low-enrollment elementary campus that serves 280 students (grades K through 4), operated by Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy.

Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,236 students. Blackstone Valley Prep Element is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Blackstone Valley Prep Element lists that 55% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 37% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Native American.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.6:1, putting Blackstone Valley Prep Element tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Providence County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Providence County put 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), Blackstone Valley Prep Element is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John J. McLaughlin Cumberland, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Blackstone Valley Prep Element.

Blackstone Valley Prep Element operates from a commuter-belt location. Blackstone Valley Prep Element operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blackstone Valley Prep Element has climbed 68%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Blackstone Valley Prep Element community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.