Stephen Olney School
Public · Grades K–5 · 388 students
Joseph A. Whelan School
1440 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI 02904
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
252
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
North Providence
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 Joseph A. Whelan School
Joseph A. Whelan School is a public elementary school in North Providence, Rhode Island, serving grades K–5. It is part of North Providence. The school is located in a large suburb in Providence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 252 students were enrolled, with about 13.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Rhode Island elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 165 Rhode Island elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 252 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- North Providence
- County
- Providence County
- NCES school ID
- 440078000182
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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.