B.F. Norton Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 374 students
Blackstone Valley Prep
291 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 02864
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
422
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy
Providence County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 165 Rhode Island elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Rhode Island elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Blackstone Valley Prep
Blackstone Valley Prep is a charter elementary school in Cumberland, Rhode Island, serving grades K–4. It is part of Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy. The school is located in a large suburb in Providence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 422 students were enrolled, with about 11.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Rhode Island elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Rhode Island Department of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 165 Rhode Island elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 422 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Rhode Island Department of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy
- County
- Providence County
- NCES school ID
- 440001500473
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.