Pawtucket School District
Public
Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Pawtucket.
At a glance
7,708Students enrolled
16Schools
$18,860Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
76%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Pawtucket
Grades 6–8
Joseph Jenks Middle School or Lyman B. Goff Middle School or Samuel Slater Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
William E. Tolman High or Charles E. Shea High School or Jacqueline M. Walsh SchoolDepends 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 proficiency7%
State average 21%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
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
$18,860
per student each year · 21% below the RI average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,289’20
7,986’21
7,899’22
7,721’23
7,708’24
Students
Hispanic · 39%2,701
Black · 29%2,050
White · 24%1,643
Two or more races · 6%440
Asian · 1%60
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%49
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools16 in district
Henry J. Winters SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 550 students · Pawtucket
C-PublicFallon Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 520 students · Pawtucket
CPublicPotter-Burns SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 430 students · Pawtucket
CPublicNathanael Greene SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 397 students · Pawtucket
C-PublicCunningham SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 355 students · Pawtucket
DPublicCurvin-McCabe SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 353 students · Pawtucket
C+PublicFlora S. Curtis SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 331 students · Pawtucket
B-PublicAgnes E. Little SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 320 students · Pawtucket
C-PublicElizabeth Baldwin SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 320 students · Pawtucket
DPublicFrancis J. Varieur SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 270 students · Pawtucket
C+PublicJoseph Jenks Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 697 students · Pawtucket
DPublicLyman B. Goff Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 637 students · Pawtucket
C-PublicSamuel Slater Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 590 students · Pawtucket
DPublicWilliam E. Tolman HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 995 students · Pawtucket
CPublicCharles E. Shea High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 770 students · Pawtucket
C-PublicJacqueline M. Walsh SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 173 students · Pawtucket
A-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.