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Cranston Public School District, Rhode Island

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Cranston Public School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 10,126 (2023-2024)
Schools: 23 (2023-2024)
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Cranston Public School District is a school district in Rhode Island (Providence County). During the 2024 school year, 10,126 students attended one of the district's 23 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Cranston Public School District consists of seven members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Keith CatoneDistrict 1
Kathy CrowleyDistrict 6
Melanie MarchettiDistrict 4
Anna MedeirosDistrict 2
Anthony Melillo
Andrea NadeauDistrict 5
Domenic Fusco Jr.District 32014

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $22,233,000 $2,167 11%
Local: $101,158,000 $9,861 49%
State: $83,286,000 $8,119 40%
Total: $206,677,000 $20,148
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $203,993,000 $19,886
Total Current Expenditures: $182,693,000 $17,809
Instructional Expenditures: $107,689,000 $10,498 53%
Student and Staff Support: $31,141,000 $3,035 15%
Administration: $19,096,000 $1,861 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $24,767,000 $2,414 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,964,000 $386
Construction: $919,000 $89
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,205,000 $507
Interest on Debt: $1,667,000 $162


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 16 25 6-9 9 <=10 10-14 20
2018-2019 27 40 15-19 17 11-19 25-29 32
2017-2018 23 33 10-14 12 11-19 20-24 29
2016-2017 30 43 10-14 19 11-19 25-29 35
2015-2016 27 40 13 16 <=10 25-29 32
2014-2015 24 33 10-14 13 21-39 20-24 28
2013-2014 58 62 40-44 43 40-59 50-54 64
2012-2013 57 64 40-44 42 40-59 50-54 64
2011-2012 58 64 40-44 44 40-49 45-49 63
2010-2011 55 59 40-44 43 40-59 60

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 41 25-29 23 20-29 30-34 43
2018-2019 42 46 25-29 28 20-29 40-44 51
2017-2018 37 45 25-29 24 11-19 35-39 44
2016-2017 42 50 25-29 29 20-29 40-44 49
2015-2016 39 46 28 26 20-29 35-39 45
2014-2015 45 49 30-34 32 21-39 40-44 51
2013-2014 79 79 70-74 71 60-79 75-79 83
2012-2013 78 79 70-74 68 60-79 75-79 83
2011-2012 78 78 70-74 68 60-69 75-79 82
2010-2011 78 80 70-74 67 60-79 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85 80-89 >=90 75-79 PS 70-79 88
2018-2019 85 85-89 >=90 80-84 >=50 >=80 86
2017-2018 86 >=90 80-89 80-84 PS >=80 86
2016-2017 86 >=90 80-89 80-84 >=50 >=80 87
2015-2016 88 >=90 80-89 85-89 PS >=80 89
2014-2015 85 80-89 80-89 75-79 PS >=80 86
2013-2014 85 >=90 80-89 75-79 PS 60-79 87
2012-2013 83 90-94 80-89 70-74 PS >=50 85
2011-2012 81 80-84 80-89 75-79 PS >=50 82
2010-2011 77 70-74 60-69 70-74 PS >=50 80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 10,126 -1.0
2022-2023 10,225 -0.3
2021-2022 10,258 -1.4
2020-2021 10,403 -0.7
2019-2020 10,475 0.0
2018-2019 10,479 1.1
2017-2018 10,364 -0.5
2016-2017 10,415 -0.2
2015-2016 10,441 -0.2
2014-2015 10,457 -0.9
2013-2014 10,552 -1.1
2012-2013 10,664 -0.2
2011-2012 10,683 -0.5
2010-2011 10,738 -0.3
2009-2010 10,774 0.8
2008-2009 10,684 1.5
2007-2008 10,523 -4.2
2006-2007 10,960 0.3
2005-2006 10,932 -1.5
2004-2005 11,099 -1.1
2003-2004 11,222 -0.4
2002-2003 11,269 1.0
2001-2002 11,155 1.0
2000-2001 11,040 1.1
1999-2000 10,924 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cranston Public School District (%) Rhode Island K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 8.3 3.2
Black 5.1 8.9
Hispanic 35.5 29.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 6.0 5.2
White 44.0 50.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cranston Public School District had 792.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 37.00
Elementary: 473.00
Secondary: 269.00
Total: 792.00

Cranston Public School District employed 14.00 district administrators and 45.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.00
District Administrative Support: 31.00
School Administrators: 45.00
School Administrative Support: 37.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 203.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 27.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 17.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 184.00
Other Support Services: 241.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Cranston Public School District operates 23 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Apprenticeship Exploration Sch1809-12
Arlington School219PK-5
Cranston Career & Tech Center012-12
Cranston Early Learning Center48PK-PK
Cranston High School East1,5139-12
Cranston High School West1,6989-12
Eden Park School244KG-5
Edgewood Highland285PK-5
Edward S. Rhodes School303KG-5
Garden City School510KG-5
George J. Peters School260KG-5
Gladstone Street School399KG-5
Glen Hills School284PK-5
Hope Highlands Middle School3456-8
Hugh B. Bain Middle School5366-8
Oak Lawn School252KG-5
Orchard Farms El. School465PK-5
Park View Middle School6936-8
Stadium School241KG-5
Stone Hill School234KG-5
Western Hills Middle School7006-8
Woodridge School257KG-5
W. R. Dutemple School276KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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