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Ella Risk School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
949 Dexter Street
Central Falls, RI 02863
Phone
(401) 727-7730
District
Central Falls
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
386
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.1% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ella Risk School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
39%
14%
38%
16%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

40 30 20 10 0
7%
33%
4%
30%
10%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

40 30 20 10 0
6%
30%
5%
30%
7%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 58 15.0%
Grade 1 64 16.6%
Grade 2 63 16.3%
Grade 3 53 13.7%
Grade 4 77 19.9%
Grade 5 71 18.4%
Total 386 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.5% 22.2% 54.0%
Black 19.7% 17.6% 9.5%
Hispanic 40.2% 51.5% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.3% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 11.6% 8.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.7% 93.8% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 85.5% 83.7% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 10.1% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,481 1,095,962
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18,828.3 1,061
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.7% 4.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.6% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 9.1% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,487 436,902
Single Parent Households With Children 15.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 60.4% 89.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 11.5% 37.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.0% 23.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.2% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.1% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.3% 14.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.7% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 16.4% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,531 $29,276,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,908 $9,922,000 15.3%
Staff $772 $1,960,000 3.0%
General Administration $247 $626,000 1.0%
School Administration $752 $1,910,000 2.9%
Operation $1,141 $2,896,000 4.5%
Transportation $280 $712,000 1.1%
Other $1,466 $3,721,000 5.7%
Total Support $8,565 $21,747,000 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,457 $13,856,000 21.4%
Total Expenditures $25,553 $64,879,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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