Joseph A. Whelan School (North Providence SCH DIST.), Rhode Island - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Joseph A. Whelan School is a Elementary in North Providence, RI. It currently serves 245 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the North Providence School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in North Providence School District and all schools in Rhode Island.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:245

Number of Teachers: 20

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.25

Location Info

Location: 1440 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI 02904

Mailing Address: 1440 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI 02904

Phone: (401)233-1180

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	27
Grade 2	40
Grade 3	47
Grade 4	46
Grade 5	39
Kindergarten	46

Gender/Sex of Joseph A. Whelan School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	120	48.98
Female	113	46.12

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Joseph A. Whelan School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.82
Asian	10	4.08
Black or African American	32	13.06
Hispanic/Latino	63	25.71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.41
Two or more races	22	8.98
White	103	42.04

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.83
Asian	8	6.67
Black or African American	16	13.33
Hispanic/Latino	33	27.50
Two or more races	13	10.83
White	49	40.83

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.89
Asian	2	1.77
Black or African American	16	14.16
Hispanic/Latino	30	26.55
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.89
Two or more races	9	7.97
White	54	47.79

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	18.52
Hispanic/Latino	5	18.52
Two or more races	4	14.82
White	9	33.33

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	5	12.50
Hispanic/Latino	13	32.50
Two or more races	7	17.50
White	14	35.00

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.13
Black or African American	4	8.51
Hispanic/Latino	16	34.04
Two or more races	3	6.38
White	20	42.55

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	4.35
Black or African American	6	13.04
Hispanic/Latino	5	10.87
Two or more races	4	8.70
White	27	58.70

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.56
Asian	2	5.13
Black or African American	3	7.69
Hispanic/Latino	14	35.90
Two or more races	2	5.13
White	15	38.46

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.17
Asian	5	10.87
Black or African American	9	19.57
Hispanic/Latino	10	21.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	2.17
Two or more races	2	4.35
White	18	39.13