Central Falls School District
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Central Falls.
At a glance
2,515Students enrolled
7Schools
$24,569Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
93%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Central Falls
Grades K–5
Ella Risk School or Veterans Memorial Elementary or Raices Dual Language AcademyDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Calcutt Middle School or Raices Upper Dual Language AcdDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs RI
Math proficiency2%
State average 21%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 83.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,569
per student each year · 3% above the RI average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,745’20
2,666’21
2,556’22
2,492’23
2,515’24
Students
Hispanic · 54%1,331
White · 19%473
Black · 16%385
American Indian/Alaska Native · 7%179
Two or more races · 4%95
Asian · 1%16
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools7 in district
Ella Risk SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 414 students · Central Falls
DPublicVeterans Memorial ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 406 students · Central Falls
DPublicRaices Dual Language AcademyElementary · Grades K–5 · 206 students · Central Falls
D-PublicCalcutt Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 476 students · Central Falls
D-PublicRaices Upper Dual Language AcdMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 63 students · Central Falls
PublicCentral Falls Sr HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 788 students · Central Falls
DPublicG. Harold Hunt SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 162 students · Central Falls
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.