Curvin-McCabe School

Curvin-McCabe School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, operated by Pawtucket. Current enrollment sits at 353 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Pawtucket, which oversees 16 schools and 7,708 students, Curvin-McCabe School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Curvin-McCabe School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 21% Black, 21% White, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Curvin-McCabe School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, Providence County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Curvin-McCabe School is one.

Elizabeth Baldwin School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Curvin-McCabe School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 452 (now 353). White enrollment moved from 40% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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