The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mary E. Fogarty El. School
Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School sits on Oxford Street in the South Side of Providence, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Providence district. It is a neighborhood elementary of moderate size for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the six grades it serves.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black enrollment and smaller groups of Asian, white, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic conditions of the surrounding community. The school does not report its English-learner or special-education population counts in the data available, so those figures cannot be characterized here. A parent seeking detail on supports for multilingual learners or students with disabilities would want to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Fogarty's results are low. In math, fewer than one in five tested students reached proficiency. English language arts was similar, with proficiency in the same low range. Science, tested only in fifth grade, was lower still, with only a handful of students meeting the bar. Participation rates were strong across all three subjects, which means nearly all enrolled students sat for the exams and the results reflect the full school rather than a skewed subset. Only one year of data is available, so there is no trend to describe. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking what improvement work is underway and how the school supports students performing below grade level.
The Providence district itself did not yield recent policy, curriculum, or budget changes that met a lasting-impact threshold in the research available. That does not mean nothing is happening; it means the publicly reported material did not surface anything specific enough to relay here. Providence is a large urban district, and Fogarty operates within that broader system rather than as a charter or magnet school with autonomous programming.
The housing market around the school's zip code is more affordable than the Rhode Island benchmark, with typical home values sitting below the state figure. Rents are modest relative to the broader region, though rental costs have been climbing at a faster clip than home prices year over year. For a family considering the neighborhood, buying a home here carries a lower price tag than much of the state, but current mortgage rates make the monthly cost a real factor. Renting remains cheaper on a monthly basis than carrying a mortgage at present rates. The area's median household income is below the national figure, and the unemployment rate has held steady at a moderate level.
The data does not include a locale classification, Title I status, discipline information, course access, staffing ratios, or attendance figures for this school. Without those, it is not possible to describe the school's climate, teacher retention, or program offerings beyond what the standard elementary grade band implies. The comparison fact-set was also not available, so Fogarty cannot be positioned against other schools in Providence County using the provided material.
What the available picture does show is a neighborhood elementary school serving a working-class, largely Latino community in Providence, with near-universal test participation and proficiency results that sit well below state expectations. Families considering this school should ask about academic intervention plans, bilingual support, and any enrichment or after-school programming the school offers, since those details are not present in the data provided.
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