Community School

Community School is a large elementary school based in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The school had 545 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Rhode Island) has about 332 students.

Cumberland includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,845 students.

Community School's enrollment is 81% White. The remaining shares are 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Providence County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school's share is higher. Community School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Community School was 16.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Rhode Island have 13.6:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. Community School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 9%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Providence County.

Providence County census figures show that 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.

Of nearby public schools, North Cumberland Middle is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Community School.

Community School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

Community School's enrollment declined from 624 in 2017-18 to 545 in 2024-25. White enrollment as a share of the school decreased from 90% to 81%.

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