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Asa Messer El. School
1655 Westminster St
Providence RI, 02909, Providence County
Phone: 401-456-9401
Ranking: 
(202 out of 217, bottom 7%)*
(202 out of 217, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Providence School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 625 | 627 | 599 | 265 | 255 | 245 | 257 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 103 | 16.5% | 107 | 17.1% | 105 | 17.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 17.0% | 105 | 16.7% | 97 | 16.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 16.8% | 100 | 15.9% | 103 | 17.2% | 70 | 26.4% | 68 | 26.7% | 71 | 29.0% | 62 | 24.1% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 15.8% | 104 | 16.6% | 104 | 17.4% | 70 | 26.4% | 70 | 27.5% | 59 | 24.1% | 70 | 27.2% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 16.6% | 104 | 16.6% | 104 | 17.4% | 73 | 27.5% | 65 | 25.5% | 72 | 29.4% | 73 | 28.4% |
| Grade 5: | 108 | 17.3% | 107 | 17.1% | 86 | 14.4% | 52 | 19.6% | 52 | 20.4% | 43 | 17.6% | 52 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 336 | 53.8% | 344 | 54.9% | 343 | 57.3% | 140 | 52.8% | 134 | 52.5% | 127 | 51.8% | 144 | 56.0% |
| Female: | 289 | 46.2% | 283 | 45.1% | 256 | 42.7% | 125 | 47.2% | 113 | 44.3% | 110 | 44.9% | 109 | 42.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 84 | 13.4% | 84 | 13.4% | 91 | 15.2% | 51 | 19.2% | 41 | 16.1% | 33 | 13.5% | 43 | 16.7% |
| Hispanic: | 432 | 69.1% | 440 | 70.2% | 409 | 68.3% | 165 | 62.3% | 164 | 64.3% | 164 | 66.9% | 157 | 61.1% |
| Black: | 67 | 10.7% | 60 | 9.6% | 61 | 10.2% | 30 | 11.3% | 34 | 13.3% | 32 | 13.1% | 36 | 14.0% |
| White: | 26 | 4.2% | 25 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.2% | 11 | 4.2% | 16 | 6.3% | 16 | 6.5% | 18 | 7.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 521 | 83.4% | 564 | 90.0% | 506 | 84.5% | 224 | 84.5% | 225 | 88.2% | 204 | 83.3% | 218 | 84.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.2% | 31 | 4.9% | 36 | 6.0% | 22 | 8.3% | 19 | 7.5% | 26 | 10.6% | 17 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.55 | 21.62 | 18.72 | 17.67 | 15.00 | 13.80 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 36.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 29.57% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 43.88% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (EL) | % met std | 30.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 42.44% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 53.16% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % met std | 35.19% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % met std | 27.71% | 32.01% | N/A |
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* Asa Messer El. School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.