Robert L. Bailey IV
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Schools most like Robert L. Bailey IV
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Bailey IV this school | 444 | 89.0% | N/A |
| Mary E. Fogarty El. School Providence | 430 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Veazie Street School Providence | 440 | 84.8% | N/A |
| Paul Cuffee Lower School Providence | 358 | 86.3% | N/A |
| Achievement First Envision Ele Providence | 458 | 82.3% | N/A |
| Harry Kizirian Elementary Providence | 434 | 89.4% | N/A |
Where Robert L. Bailey IV ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #95 of 166 | #46 of 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #110 of 166 | #56 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #32 of 179 | #25 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #120 of 168 | #71 of 106 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #55 of 159 | #47 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #12 of 176 | #12 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #26 of 47 | #20 of 33 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 89% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 91% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 92% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30.8 | 13.3:1 | 91% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 84% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 88% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 92% (422) |
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (409 to 444); teachers down 3% (30.8 to 30).
About Robert L. Bailey IV
Robert L. Bailey IV is one of the public schools in Providence, Rhode Island. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 444 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Rhode Island have about 332 students on average; enrollment here is 34% higher.
Robert L. Bailey IV falls under Providence, which has 39 schools enrolling 20,645 students.
More than half of the students at Robert L. Bailey IV are Hispanic (64%). The rest of enrollment is 21% Black, 6% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Providence County's population at about 26%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert L. Bailey IV scores 54%.
On staff are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Rhode Island is 13.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 89% of students at Robert L. Bailey IV are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Providence County, the average is 64%.
The school is in Providence County, where the median household earns about $78,787 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Robert L. Bailey IV shares Providence County with 205 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Robert L. Bailey IV inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 390 to 444, a 14% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
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