Enrollment
241
Elementary
STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOSTER·NCES 440039000114
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
160 Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825 · (401) 647-5200 · Providence County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
61 students
STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 64% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
32.7%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Isaac Paine El. School this school | 241 | 25.3% | N/A |
| North Scituate School North Scituate | 238 | 24.8% | N/A |
| West Glocester Elementary Chepachet | 243 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Ranger School Tiverton | 212 | 26.9% | N/A |
| Charlestown Elementary School Charlestown | 246 | 31.3% | N/A |
| Hope Valley Elementary School Hope Valley | 226 | 18.6% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capt. Isaac Paine El. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #89 of 166 | #43 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #114 of 166 | #60 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #144 of 179 | #95 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #26 of 168 | #12 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #158 of 159 | #96 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #139 of 176 | #98 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #30 of 99 | #17 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
241
+33 (+16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 24 | 9.4:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 19.2 | 11.5:1 | 31% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 28.8 | 10.2:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capt. Isaac Paine El. School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (295 to 241); teachers down 27% (28.8 to 21).
About Capt. Isaac Paine El. School
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School, located in Foster, Rhode Island, is a small elementary school. School enrollment was 241 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Rhode Island average about 332 students.
Federal records list Foster as the district for Capt. Isaac Paine El. School.
About 95% of the student body at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 60% White among all Providence County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 21 full-time equivalents, or about 11.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Rhode Island have 13.6:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. About 25% of students, or 61, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Providence County, the average is 64%.
Measured against Rhode Island public elementary schools, Capt. Isaac Paine El. School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, Providence County, the median household income is $78,787, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Providence County is home to 206 public schools and about 88,799 public school students.
The closest other public school is Ponaganset High School, about 3.7 miles away. Capt. Isaac Paine El. School has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 241, a 16% rise from 208 in 2020-21.
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Providence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
664,854
Census ACS
Median income
$78,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
88,799 students
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- Ponaganset High School3.7 mi · 869
- Clayville School4.3 mi · 140
- Ponaganset Middle School4.7 mi · 396
- Scituate High School5.8 mi · 387
- Scituate Middle School5.8 mi · 260
- Fogarty Memorial6.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolHow large is Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Capt. Isaac Paine El. School serve?
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is approximately 11.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School?
At Capt. Isaac Paine El. School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Capt. Isaac Paine El. School public or private?
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Foster.
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