Glen Hills School

Glen Hills School is a close-knit elementary-level community in Cranston, Rhode Island, operated by Cranston. The school educates 270 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Glen Hills School shows that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Providence County put median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), Glen Hills School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Garden City School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glen Hills School has stayed largely flat, going from 270 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 64%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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