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Best kept secret at Orchard Farms El. School?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANSTON·NCES 440024000277
Orchard Farms El. School
1555 Scituate Avenue, Cranston, RI 02921 · (401) 270-8801 · Providence County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
73 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
45%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
47.1%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
52.9%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 Orchard Farms El. School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Farms El. School this school | 444 | 16.4% | N/A |
| Pleasant View Elementary Schoo Smithfield | 552 | 13.9% | N/A |
| Hamilton School North Kingstown | 447 | 11.0% | N/A |
| Stony Lane El. School North Kingstown | 385 | 18.2% | N/A |
| Melville School Portsmouth | 316 | 15.8% | N/A |
| Howard Hathaway School Portsmouth | 409 | 24.0% | 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 Orchard Farms El. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #37 of 166 | #12 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #47 of 166 | #12 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #31 of 179 | #24 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #115 of 168 | #68 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #89 of 159 | #67 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #161 of 176 | #107 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #86 of 99 | #46 of 55 |
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
444
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 30.3 | 15.6:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 28.7 | 16.0:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 9% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Farms El. School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (459 to 444); teachers up 8% (28.7 to 31).
About Orchard Farms El. School
Students in Cranston, Rhode Island, attend Orchard Farms El. School, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 444 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Rhode Island) has about 332 students.
Cranston runs Orchard Farms El. School along with 21 other schools, enrolling 9,861 students in total.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Orchard Farms El. School combined. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Providence County residents are about 60% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Orchard Farms El. School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Rhode Island is 13.6:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Orchard Farms El. School is 16%. For comparison, public schools in Providence County average 64%.
allk12 grades Orchard Farms El. School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Rhode Island public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Providence County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,787, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Orchard Farms El. School is among the 206 public schools in Providence County.
The nearest other public school, Hope Highlands Middle School, is about 2.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Orchard Farms El. School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 451 in 2020-21 and 444 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.3:1, from 16.1:1.
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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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Nearby schools
- Hope Highlands Middle School2.0 mi · 366
- Stone Hill School2.5 mi · 234
- Western Hills Middle School2.7 mi · 727
- Cranston High School West2.8 mi · 1,653
- Thornton School3.0 mi · 340
- George J. Peters School3.1 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Farms El. SchoolHow many students attend Orchard Farms El. School?
Orchard Farms El. School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Orchard Farms El. School serve?
Orchard Farms El. School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard Farms El. School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard Farms El. School is approximately 14.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Orchard Farms El. School?
Orchard Farms El. School reports a student body of 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Farms El. School?
Orchard Farms El. School is overseen by Cranston in Providence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.