Paul Cuffee Lower School

Charter

Regular School · Providence, RI

Paul Cuffee Lower School is a charter regular school school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving grades KG–05 with 358 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

358

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	250	70%
Black or African American	65	18%
Two or more races	15	4%
White	14	4%
Asian	6	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	1%
Total enrollment	358	174M / 184F

English Language Learners: 81 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	358	100%

Contact & Location

459 Promenade Street

Providence, RI 02908

Phone: (401)453-2626

District

Paul Cuffee Charter Sch

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,172

District enrollment: 815

Other Schools in District

Paul Cuffee Upper School High
Paul Cuffee Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02908) → CensusDepth.com
Rhode Island population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Rhode Island teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

440003200520

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD