Garden City School

Located at 70 Plantation Drive, in Cranston, Rhode Island, Garden City School is a sizable elementary school that caters to 530 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Cranston. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Within Cranston, which oversees 22 schools and 9,861 students, Garden City School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Garden City School records that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 33% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at Garden City School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Around the school, Providence County reports that median household income runs about $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Garden City School is one.

The closest other public school is Eden Park School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garden City School.

Garden City School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Garden City School's enrollment has rose 81% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 530). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 67% to 46%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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