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About this school
Asa Messer Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Providence, Rhode Island that is part of Providence Public School District.
It serves 538 students
in grades Pre-K - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Its teachers have had 467 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
80%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Asa Messer Elementary School
$200,010
raised using DonorsChoose
467
projects
funded
45
teachers
funded
786
donors
53
projects
for
basic supplies
52
projects for
technology
67
projects for
books
24
projects
for
art supplies
Asa Messer Elementary School has received support from
371 individuals from Rhode Island and
415 individuals out-of-state.