W. R. Dutemple School

W. R. Dutemple School operates as a small elementary campus in Cranston, Rhode Island, overseen by Cranston. Current enrollment sits at 254 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Across the 22 schools in Cranston (9,861 students total), W. R. Dutemple School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, W. R. Dutemple School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 24% White, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Providence County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, W. R. Dutemple School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 70% of students at W. R. Dutemple School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, census data for Providence County shows median household income runs about $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. W. R. Dutemple School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

The closest other public school is Cranston High School East, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 16%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 35% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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