Enrollment Timeline

A tentative admissions timeline for the 2025–2026 academic year is below. Please check back in the fall for specific dates. If you have any questions, please call Paul Cuffee School at 401-601-6410 or email admissions@paulcuffee.org.

November 2024
Application process opens (K–12)

March 2025 
Last day applications will be accepted

April 2025
Lottery for all grades

April 2025
Acceptance packets will be sent out, followed by waiting list notification via email

  • Accepted students will be required to attend the Welcome and Screening event based on the grade they are entering. More information will be sent home in the acceptance packet.
  • Waitlisted families will remain on our waiting list until the end of the 2025-2026 school year. If spots become available, the school will fill vacancies from the active waiting list throughout the summer months.

May 2025 – August 2025
Families will be called from the active waiting list if spots become available

Late August 2025 – early September 2025
School begins

PCS BY THE NUMBERS

Average Class Size: 20
Current Enrollment: 820
Students of Color: 96%
Female Students: 51%
Male Students: 49%
Free/Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility: 82%
Multi-Language Learners: 19%
Students Receiving Special Education Services: 13%
Total Employees: 168
BIPOC: 45%
Female Employees: 75%
Male Employees: 25%