Park View Middle School

Park View Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Cranston, Rhode Island, operated by Cranston. The school hosts 711 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 36% larger than typical.

Park View Middle School is one of 22 schools operated by Cranston, a district that instructs 9,861 students overall.

Demographically, Park View Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 35% White, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate 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), Park View Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: W. R. Dutemple School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park View Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Park View Middle School's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 711). Over the same period, the White share fell from 49% to 35%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Park View Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.