Cunningham School

383 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

The Cunningham School, located at 40 Baldwin Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is a public elementary school serving the local community within the Pawtucket School District. As a neighborhood institution, it focuses on providing foundational education to students in the surrounding area, emphasizing core academic subjects and social development within a structured learning environment.

The school is typical of the district’s efforts to support a diverse student population, offering various resources and programs designed to meet state educational standards. Like many schools in Pawtucket, Cunningham serves as a focal point for the local neighborhood, fostering community engagement and striving to prepare its students for middle school transitions through both academic instruction and extracurricular support.

383

Total Students

29.4

Full-Time Teachers

13.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cunningham School
Demographic	Student Count
White	75
Hispanic	136
Black	144
Asian	1
Two or More	22
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	2

Black
144 (37.6 %)
Hispanic
136 (35.5 %)
White
75 (19.6 %)
Two or More
22 (5.7 %)
American Indian
3 (0.8 %)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.5 %)
Asian
1 (0.3 %)

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:	Pawtucket
Phone:	(401)729-6262
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	383
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	297
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	34

* 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

Kindergarten 72

Grade 1 63

Grade 2 48

Grade 3 65

Grade 4 76

Grade 5 59