Garden City School

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Cranston, Rhode Island·02920
Score
58.7/100
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#67
Among 161 Rhode Island elementary schools
#5
In Cranston
Top 42%
In Rhode Island

Score 58.7/100: better than 58% of Rhode Island elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Rhode Island, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Rhode Island schools.

English language arts
40%
Similar Rhode Island schools ≈ 34%, better than 63% of them
270 students tested
Math
31%
Similar Rhode Island schools ≈ 36%, better than 43% of them
275 students tested
Science
40%
Similar Rhode Island schools ≈ 31%, better than 75% of them
97 students tested
All Rhode Island schools (ELA / math)
36% / 30%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Rhode Island Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3DLM, RICAS & SAT - English Language Arts/Literacy37.890
English language artsGrade 4DLM, RICAS & SAT - English Language Arts/Literacy39.883
English language artsGrade 5DLM, RICAS & SAT - English Language Arts/Literacy41.297
English language artsAll gradesDLM, RICAS & SAT - English Language Arts/Literacy39.6270
MathGrade 3DLM, RICAS & SAT - Mathematics34.795
MathGrade 4DLM, RICAS & SAT - Mathematics27.783
MathGrade 5DLM, RICAS & SAT - Mathematics30.997
MathAll gradesDLM, RICAS & SAT - Mathematics31.3275
ScienceGrade 5DLM & NGSA - Science40.297
ScienceAll gradesDLM & NGSA - Science40.297

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
510
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
510
Typical elementary school: 311
Free or reduced-price lunch
55%
Typical elementary school: 49%

District and location

School district
City
Providence County

Contact

Address
70 Plantation Drive
Cranston, RI 02920

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Rhode Island. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Garden City School at a glance

Garden City School is a public elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving grades K-5. It is part of the Cranston school district. It has about 510 students (a typical Rhode Island elementary school has 311). About 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Rhode Island elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 40% in English language arts (similar schools: 34%) and 31% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Rhode Island elementary schools, it scores 58.7 out of 100: better than 58% of them, ranking #67 of 161. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.