Governor Christopher DelSesto

152 Springfield Street
Providence, RI 02909

731 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Governor Christopher DelSesto Middle School, located on Springfield Street in Providence, Rhode Island, serves as a prominent educational institution within the Providence Public School District. The school is named in honor of Christopher DelSesto, who served as the 65th Governor of Rhode Island. It functions as a hub for middle-level education, focusing on providing a structured academic environment for students in the surrounding urban community, emphasizing both core curriculum standards and social-emotional growth during these formative adolescent years.

The school is situated in the Silver Lake neighborhood and plays a significant role in the local community by fostering an environment intended to prepare students for the transition to high school. Like many schools in the district, it strives to balance academic instruction with diverse extracurricular opportunities, aiming to support the varied needs of a multicultural student population. By maintaining its focus on community engagement and academic achievement, the school remains a key fixture in the Providence educational landscape.

731

Total Students

44.0

Full-Time Teachers

16.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

98.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Governor Christopher DelSesto
Demographic	Student Count
White	55
Hispanic	530
Black	76
Asian	17
Two or More	30
American Indian	7
Pacific Islander	3

Hispanic
530 (73.8 %)
Black
76 (10.6 %)
White
55 (7.7 %)
Two or More
30 (4.2 %)
Asian
17 (2.4 %)
American Indian
7 (1.0 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Providence
Phone:	(401)278-0557
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	731
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	44.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	644
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	74

* 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

Grade 6 226

Grade 7 230

Grade 8 275