Reservoir Avenue School

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Providence, Rhode Island, Reservoir Avenue School hosts 289 students from grades K through 5, run under Providence.

Providence runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 20,645 students. Reservoir Avenue School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Reservoir Avenue School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 11% Black, 11% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Reservoir Avenue School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 13.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Reservoir Avenue School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Reservoir Avenue School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Reservoir Avenue School has remained close to its prior level, going from 293 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025.

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