The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in Math. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on International Charter School
International CharterSchool sits on Pleasant Street in Pawtucket, a compact, densely settled city where residential blocks, commercial strips, and old industrial corridors fold into one another along the Blackstone River. Pawtucket built its identity on manufacturing and still carries specialty trades like jewelry and textiles, while the city has been publicly pushing toward an arts and creative-economy direction, with live-work spaces and studios opening across town. Hasbro keeps its world headquarters here, and the civic core clusters along Roosevelt Avenue near Slater Mill, part of the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. The city sits along Interstate 95, giving it solid regional connectivity. Housing in the school's zip code runs below the Rhode Island statewide benchmark for typical home values but sits just above the national figure, and rents are moderate for the region. Both home values and rents have edged upward recently, tracking a broader pattern of steady demand in a city that saw population growth through the last census cycle.
The school itself is a public charter serving kindergarten through fifth grade, with enrollment distributed evenly across the six grade levels. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller White and Black populations and a handful of students identifying as Asian or multiracial. Nearly half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The charter designation means families choose to enroll rather than being assigned by geography, and as a single-school charter district, International Charter operates with its own governance rather than sitting inside one of the larger traditional districts nearby. We looked for recent district-level changes such as curriculum shifts, facilities referenda, or policy moves that would affect families, and the search returned mostly directory and profile pages with no clear lasting-impact changes, so we left that aside rather than speculate.
On state assessments, the most recent results show roughly a quarter of tested students reaching proficiency in English language arts and slightly more than a quarter in math, with fifth-grade science proficiency landing below that. These are modest outcomes, and because only one year of data is available, there is no trend line to show whether performance is rising, flat, or slipping. Participation was strong across all three subjects. A parent weighing these results may want to ask the school directly about its academic improvement plans and how it supports students working below grade level, since the proficiency figures suggest many children are not yet meeting state standards.
Several data points a parent might look for were not available. The school did not report counts or rates for students with individualized education programs or for English learners, so we cannot characterize those populations or the supports built around them. No discipline, staffing, attendance, or course-access information was provided. No neighbor comparison was included, so we cannot position the school against nearby Pawtucket schools or other Rhode Island charters. Program offerings were not listed, so we cannot describe extracurriculars, enrichment, or any specialized academic tracks the school may provide. And because the school ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report; that metric simply does not apply at this grade band. These gaps often reflect what a small elementary charter is required to report, and a family would do well to ask the school to fill in the picture directly.
What the assembled evidence does show is a small, urban elementary charter with an even grade-level distribution, a Latino-majority student body, moderate economic need, and single-year state test results that point to real room for academic growth. Families drawn to a charter model in a walkable, historically rich city with below-state housing costs may find the location and the school's community composition worth exploring, while the academic results warrant a direct conversation with school leadership before enrolling.
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