Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods

635 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Based on the address provided, this location is the **Cornel Young, Jr. / Charlotte Woods Elementary School**, a public school serving the Providence, Rhode Island, community. The school is named in honor of two local figures, including Cornel Young Jr., a fallen Providence police officer, and Charlotte Woods, a respected local educator. It serves a diverse student body in the South Providence neighborhood and operates as part of the Providence Public School District.

The school focuses on providing foundational elementary education with an emphasis on community integration and student support. Like other schools in the Providence district, it strives to balance core academic instruction in literacy and mathematics with social-emotional learning, aiming to prepare its students for middle school transition and long-term academic success within an urban educational environment.

635

Total Students

41.0

Full-Time Teachers

15.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

83.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Demographic	Student Count
White	38
Hispanic	464
Black	96
Asian	14
Two or More	12
American Indian	9
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
464 (73.2%)
Black
96 (15.1%)
White
38 (6.0%)
Asian
14 (2.2%)
Two or More
12 (1.9%)
American Indian
9 (1.4%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Providence
Phone:	(401)278-0515
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	635
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	41.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	488
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	41

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 109

Kindergarten 69

Grade 1 72

Grade 2 75

Grade 3 115

Grade 4 87

Grade 5 108