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Woodridge School

401 Budlong Road, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8007 · Providence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Rhode Island public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public elementary schools

Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
112 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3513%
Grade 14015%
Grade 23614%
Grade 34818%
Grade 45722%
Grade 54417%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 64% · US 70%
White
12247%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
8031%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
2911%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
187%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13853%
Female
12247%

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Test scores

RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
36.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
39.2%
RI avg 32.8%

What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.

Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Woodridge School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodridge School this school26043.1%N/A
Stone Hill School
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23446.6%N/A
Greenwood School
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25534.5%N/A
Edward S. Rhodes School
Cranston
28746.0%N/A
Glen Hills School
Cranston
27033.3%N/A
Garden City School
Cranston
53053.2%N/A
Matched among Rhode Island elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Woodridge School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Rhode IslandIn Providence County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.2%#71 of 166#29 of 105
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.4%#69 of 166#25 of 105
Enrollment
ranked largest first
260#124 of 179#82 of 112
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#68 of 168#37 of 106
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.7%#22 of 159#21 of 97
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.1%#108 of 176#85 of 111
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.3%#46 of 99#25 of 55
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
260
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252602013.0:143% (112)
2023-242572012.8:129% (74)
2022-2326019.913.1:128% (73)
2020-212681914.1:131% (83)
2017-1830721.414.3:132% (98)
2015-163442017.2:129% (99)
2010-113381917.8:123% (79)
2000-012271317.5:111% (25)
1990-912271218.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodridge School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (307 to 260); teachers down 7% (21.4 to 20).

About Woodridge School

Woodridge School is a small elementary school based in Cranston, Rhode Island. The latest federal count shows 260 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 332-student average for elementary schools in Rhode Island, enrollment here is 22% lower.

Cranston (22 schools, 9,861 students) runs Woodridge School.

At Woodridge School, the largest share of students is White, at 47%. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 60% White share among all Providence County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Woodridge School employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. That matches the 13.6:1 average for elementary schools in Rhode Island fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25. The 64% average for public schools in Providence County is 21 points higher.

allk12 grades Woodridge School a B. The grade compares the school only with Rhode Island public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

In the county around the school, Providence County, the median household income is $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 206 public schools in Providence County, enrolling about 88,799 students in all.

The nearest public school is Eden Park School, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Woodridge School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 8 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Providence County at a glance

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Population
664,854
Census ACS
Median income
$78,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
88,799 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodridge School
District
Cranston
Address
401 Budlong Road, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone
(401) 270-8007
County
Providence County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
260
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
112 (43%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
440024000069
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodridge School
How many students attend Woodridge School?
Woodridge School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodridge School serve?
Woodridge School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Woodridge School have?
Woodridge School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodridge School?
At Woodridge School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Woodridge School public or private?
Woodridge School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cranston.
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