Cranston Early Learning Center

Cranston Early Learning Center operates as a rural-scale elementary-level community in Cranston, Rhode Island, operated by Cranston. Current enrollment sits at 49 students spanning grade pre-K. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 332 students each, so Cranston Early Learning Center sits 85% leaner than that benchmark.

Cranston Early Learning Center is one of 22 schools operated by Cranston, a district that hosts 9,861 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cranston Early Learning Center records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Providence County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Providence County) records that median household earnings sit near $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), Cranston Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cranston High School East, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cranston Early Learning Center has grew 158%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 49 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 21% to 6%. Class-load math has grew: from 3.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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