CORNEL YOUNG & CHARLOTTE WOODS
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Providence school district, located in Providence, RI with about 627 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Student demographics can be found below. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 37 teachers, Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods has a student/teacher ratio of about 16:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
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.
For more information, contact Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods at (401) 278-0515 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 278-0515
CORNEL YOUNG & CHARLOTTE WOODS is a public Title I school in Providence, RI with about 627 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Rhode Island
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Providence
- Total Students:
- 627
- Teachers:
- 37.4
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 627 students
- Hispanic/Latino
- 64.6%
- Black or African American
- 18.7%
- Asian
- 7.5%
- White
- 4.8%
- Two or more races
- 2.7%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1.8%
- Female
- 50.7%
- Male
- 49.3%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.