Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANSTON·NCES 440024000050
Garden City School
70 Plantation Drive, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8073 · Providence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
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
13.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
282 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
39.6%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
31.3%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 Garden City School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City School this school | 530 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Stephen Olney School North Providence | 388 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Northern Lincoln Elem. Manville | 495 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Woodridge School Cranston | 260 | 43.1% | N/A |
| RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Woonsocket | 573 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Edward S. Rhodes School Cranston | 287 | 46.0% | 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 Garden City School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #93 of 166 | #45 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #63 of 166 | #21 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #16 of 179 | #14 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #105 of 168 | #62 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #21 of 159 | #20 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #81 of 176 | #71 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +80.9% | #1 of 47 | #1 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
530
+243 (+85%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 17.7 | 14.6:1 | 31% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 19.4 | 15.1:1 | 30% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 33% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 23% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 12% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden City School.
Since 2017-18: students up 81% (293 to 530); teachers up 96% (19.4 to 38).
About Garden City School
Garden City School is a large elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island, (ZIP code 02920). The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 530 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Rhode Island) has about 332 students.
Federal data list 22 schools in Cranston, with 9,861 students enrolled.
Garden City School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Providence County's residents are about 60% White, 14 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Garden City School comes in at 67%.
The count of teachers at Garden City School is 38 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Rhode Island average about 13.6:1, a similar figure. The school counts 282 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in Providence County.
Garden City School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Rhode Island public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Providence County has about 664,854 residents, and median household income is about $78,787, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 206 public schools in Providence County, with a combined enrollment of about 88,799.
Of nearby public schools, Eden Park School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Garden City School is Suburb: Large.
Federal data put enrollment at 287 in 2020-21 and 530 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Garden City SchoolHow many students attend Garden City School?
Garden City School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garden City School serve?
Garden City School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Garden City School have?
Garden City School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden City School?
At Garden City School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Garden City School public or private?
Garden City School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cranston.
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