Joseph A. Whelan School
1440 Mineral Spring Ave
Providence RI, 02904, Providence County
Phone: 401-233-1180
Ranking: 
(108 out of 217, top 50%)*
(108 out of 217, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: North Providence School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 254 | 243 | 209 | 199 | 192 | 182 | 183 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 15.4% | 45 | 18.5% | 33 | 15.8% | 33 | 16.6% | 40 | 20.8% | 34 | 18.7% | 26 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 16.9% | 41 | 16.9% | 33 | 15.8% | 36 | 18.1% | 37 | 19.3% | 29 | 15.9% | 36 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 17.3% | 36 | 14.8% | 42 | 20.1% | 41 | 20.6% | 28 | 14.6% | 36 | 19.8% | 26 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 15.7% | 49 | 20.2% | 39 | 18.7% | 30 | 15.1% | 33 | 17.2% | 27 | 14.8% | 29 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 19.7% | 42 | 17.3% | 30 | 14.4% | 31 | 15.6% | 27 | 14.1% | 25 | 13.7% | 30 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 38 | 15.0% | 30 | 12.3% | 32 | 15.3% | 28 | 14.1% | 27 | 14.1% | 31 | 17.0% | 36 | 19.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 131 | 51.6% | 127 | 52.3% | 110 | 52.6% | 108 | 54.3% | 105 | 54.7% | 94 | 51.6% | 90 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 123 | 48.4% | 116 | 47.7% | 99 | 47.4% | 91 | 45.7% | 79 | 41.1% | 80 | 44.0% | 89 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 3.3% | 6 | 3.0% | 5 | 2.6% | 5 | 2.7% | 5 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 15.0% | 30 | 12.3% | 26 | 12.4% | 22 | 11.1% | 23 | 12.0% | 22 | 12.1% | 25 | 13.7% |
| Black: | 23 | 9.1% | 20 | 8.2% | 17 | 8.1% | 10 | 5.0% | 7 | 3.6% | 5 | 2.7% | 6 | 3.3% |
| White: | 184 | 72.4% | 182 | 74.9% | 156 | 74.6% | 160 | 80.4% | 157 | 81.8% | 150 | 82.4% | 147 | 80.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 39.0% | 79 | 32.5% | 57 | 27.3% | 38 | 19.1% | 41 | 21.4% | 56 | 30.8% | 24 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 6.7% | 9 | 3.7% | 12 | 5.7% | 13 | 6.5% | 13 | 6.8% | 16 | 8.8% | 11 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.64 | 12.09 | 9.50 | 9.95 | 10.11 | 7.70 | 10.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 72.29% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 67.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 67.06% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 73.49% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 69.14% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 77.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 90% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 72.73% | 53.62% | N/A |
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* Joseph A. Whelan School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.