Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E

As an intimate intermediate school in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E hosts 380 students from grades 5 through 6, part of Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E is one of 6 schools operated by Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy, a district that teaches 2,236 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E records that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 5% Asian. Compared to Providence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Providence County) logs that median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E is one campus in the mix.

Saylesville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 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. Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E has grew 129%, going from 166 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 54% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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