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Upper School Students Read, Draw, and Live Shakespeare

Upper School Students Read, Draw, and Live Shakespeare When Hamlet exclaims, “The play’s the thing,” he is eager to unveil evidence of a murder. At Paul Cuffee Upper School, the play is the thing through which students encounter...

Middle School Students Take First Steps on Their Journey to College

College day at Paul Cuffee School College may seem like a long way off when you’re not yet a teenager, but Paul Cuffee Middle School students start the college process early. Not by filling out forms...

Middle Schoolers Get a Lesson on Space, STEM, and the Impossible

In 1961, no one would have associated the term “stem” with anything other than a flower. Yet that was the year that the real-life protagonists of the award-winning film Hidden...

PCS Fifth Graders Float Their Boats in 14th Annual Boat Design Fair

5th grade Paul Cuffee students excel at boat building Ask any PCS upperclassman what the most memorable maritime experience was at Paul Cuffee, and most will agree: designing and building their own model boats in 5th grade. Each class...

Budding Mathematicians Participate in State Wide MATHCOUNTS Competition

On Saturday, March 4, eight Paul Cuffee middle school students participated in the annual Rhode Island MATHCOUNTS competition at the Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick.

Paul Cuffee Upper Classman Takes Honorable Mention in RI Poetry Out Loud Competition

PCS 11th grader Wenricka Griffith made it to the final round recently at the Rhode Island Poetry Out Loud State Finals. She performed all three of her poems and got an Honorable Mention.

Commissioner Ken Wagner Visits Paul Cuffee Middle and Upper Schools

Paul Cuffee's Middle and Upper Schools hosted Dr. Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, for a tour, a visit to several classrooms, and an open meeting with parents.

Class Parents Lend a Helping Hand at Lower School

Twenty parents have volunteered to be Class Parents, aiding teachers in the classroom as well as acting as communications conduits between the classroom and the parent community.

Paul Cuffee Students Love the 100th day of the School Year

The state-mandated 180 days of school is a requirement, but celebrating the 100 day milestone is a cause for jubilation at Paul Cuffee School.

Paul Cuffee 11th Graders Bring Home Gold and Silver Keys in the Scholastic Art Awards Competition

Eleventh grader Pa Houa Yang won both a gold and a silver key for two drawings that she submitted to the 2017 RI Scholastic Art...
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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%