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Governor Raimondo Gives PCS Two Thumbs Up for Winning Statewide Reading Challenge in April

While making her televised announcements on Sunday May 2nd, Governor Raimondo recognized Paul Cuffee students for...

“Grab N Go” Meals Update

(Para ver este mensaje en español presione aqui) Beginning on Tuesday, April 7th, to support the health of school-age children, their families, and our city’s food service workers, all Grab...

WOW! Thank you for helping our students flourish!

It’s amazing what we can do when everyone comes together in support of the greater good!   Not only did we successfully develop and launch a brand new distance learning...

“Wash Your Hands” (Lávate Las Manos)

Bill Harley, two-time Grammy Award winner and long time artist-in-residence at Paul Cuffee School, produced this timely video with Henry Barnard and Paul Cuffee students back in 2012. If you...

PCMS Wins Trophy at MATHCOUNTS Competition

On Saturday, March 7th, at CCRI’s Knight Campus in Warwick, five Cuffee students participated in a statewide math competition against students from 20 other Rhode Island middle schools. Congratulations to...

Dominican Independence Day Celebration

To express their pride for the hard-won independence of the Dominican Republic, Paul Cuffee School students, staff, and special guest, Representative Grace Diaz, presented to the Upper School community an...

RI Black StoryTeller Visits PCS

On Friday, January 31st, Teju Ologboni an award-winning performing artist, poet, sculptor, percussionist, author, entertainer, educator, and actor shared his family’s longstanding tradition of storytelling with enthusiastic audiences of Cuffee...

Mission to Mars Challenge Project Selected for NASA/STEM Showcase

Paul Cuffee School was one of eight Rhode Island elementary schools selected to participate in this year’s Mission to Mars NASA/STEM Challenge Culmination Showcase!

Cuddle Up with Cuffee!

Lower School celebrated the kickoff of our new youtube channel Cuddle up with Cuffee. Each week, the school posts a video of a teacher reading a book aloud. Students...

Grit + Sandpaper

A group of industrious sixth graders are spending two afternoons each week building their own model wooden sailboats and learning about STEM-related industries thanks to a Prepare RI Grant that...
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PCS BY THE NUMBERS

Average Class Size: 20
Current Enrollment: 798
Students of Color: 97%
Female Students: 51%
Male Students: 49%
Free/Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility: 87%
Multi-Language Learners: 22%
Students Receiving Special Education Services: 12%
Total Employees: 168
BIPOC: 45%
Female Employees: 75%
Male Employees: 25%