Robert F. Kennedy El. School

Robert F. Kennedy El. School is a mid-sized elementary campus in Providence, Rhode Island, overseen by Providence. The school serves 451 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 332 students each, so Robert F. Kennedy El. School sits 36% above that benchmark.

Providence runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 20,645 students. Robert F. Kennedy El. School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert F. Kennedy El. School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest reads as 17% Black, 15% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Providence County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.6:1, putting Robert F. Kennedy El. School higher than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Providence County reports that median household income runs about $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Robert F. Kennedy El. School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mount Pleasant High, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Robert F. Kennedy El. School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Robert F. Kennedy El. School's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 451). Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 57% across the same window.

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