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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVIDENCE·NCES 440090000156
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
674 Prairie Avenue, Providence, RI 02905 · (401) 278-0515 · Providence County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- DTest 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
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
529 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 109 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
12.5%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
16.7%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods this school | 635 | 83.3% | N/A |
| Achievement First Promesa Providence | 548 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Anthony Carnevale Elementary Providence | 519 | 84.2% | N/A |
| Achievement First Providence Providence | 460 | 83.0% | N/A |
| The Learning Community Central Falls | 569 | 89.6% | N/A |
| Achievement First Iluminar Cranston | 465 | 78.5% | 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 Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #145 of 166 | #86 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #157 of 166 | #96 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #4 of 179 | #3 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #137 of 168 | #82 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #92 of 159 | #70 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #32 of 176 | #32 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #46 of 47 | #33 of 33 |
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
635
+95 (+18%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 83% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 78% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 38.1 | 13.6:1 | 84% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 92% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 37.4 | 16.8:1 | 89% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 86% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 85% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 91% (408) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (627 to 635); teachers up 10% (37.4 to 41).
About Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods is an elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 635 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 91% above the average for elementary schools in Rhode Island.
Providence counts 20,645 students in its 39 schools, and Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods is 73% Hispanic. Next come 15% Black, 6% White, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
There are 41 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Rhode Island average 13.6:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 529 students, or 83%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Providence County averages 64%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods lands at D, ahead of 9% of Rhode Island public elementary schools.
In Providence County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,787, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 206 public schools and about 88,799 students.
Roger Williams Middle is about 0.1 miles from Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 635, compared with 540 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.5:1, from 13.2:1.
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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
Quick facts
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- Classical High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,050 students
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- Governor Christopher DelSestoMiddle · 818 students
- Nathanael Greene MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Roger Williams MiddleMiddle · 786 students
Other schools in Providence
- Classical High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,050 students
- Mount Pleasant HighHigh · 997 students
- Governor Christopher DelSestoMiddle · 818 students
- Metropolitan Career Tech CtrHigh · 817 students
- Nathanael Greene MiddleMiddle · 815 students
Nearby schools
- Roger Williams Middle0.1 mi · 786
- W B Cooley & Acad Internationa0.2 mi · 685
- 360 High School0.2 mi · 360
- The Hope Academy0.4 mi · 320
- Highlander Elementary Charter0.4 mi · 269
- Lillian Feinstein El. School0.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Cornel Young & Charlotte WoodsHow large is Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods?
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods serve?
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods?
At Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods, the student body is approximately 6% White, 73% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods public or private?
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods is a public K-12 school, overseen by Providence.
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