Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods

519 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.

519

Total Students

38.1

Full-Time Teachers

13.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

101.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Demographic	Student Count
White	33
Hispanic	347
Black	96
Asian	16
Two or More	18
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
347 (67.5 %)
Black
96 (18.7 %)
White
33 (6.4 %)
Two or More
18 (3.5 %)
Asian
16 (3.1 %)
American Indian
3 (0.6 %)
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:	519
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	38.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.6
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 52

Kindergarten 55

Grade 1 65

Grade 2 65

Grade 3 85

Grade 4 99

Grade 5 98