Flora S. Curtis School

Flora S. Curtis School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. School enrollment was 331 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.

Federal data list 16 schools in Pawtucket, with 7,708 students enrolled.

At Flora S. Curtis School, the largest share of students is White, at 29%. It is also 29% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Providence County is roughly 60% White.

Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.2:1. That matches the 13.6:1 average for elementary schools in Rhode Island fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%. Among public schools in Providence County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.

allk12 grades Flora S. Curtis School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Rhode Island public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Federal survey data for Providence County show that the median household income is $78,787, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Providence County is home to 206 public schools and about 88,799 public school students.

The school nearest to Flora S. Curtis School is Elizabeth Baldwin School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Flora S. Curtis School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Flora S. Curtis School climbed 32% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 251 to 331 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.5:1 to 13.2:1 over the same years.

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