Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Students: 248
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 11:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
160 Foster Center Road
Foster, RI 02825
Foster, RI 02825
(401) 647-5200
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
5/10
7/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness9/10
Read what parents are saying about Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School
My son loves going to school. He would come home and tell me what he has learnt each day. He is in kindergarten and now started to read and already knows lots of words. I love how convenient to be able to communicate between parents and teachers. We are continually impressed and really appreciated t
Posted by a parent on 12/10/2025The school is filled with inadequate teachers, discrimination, and insufficient systems. Everybody I've met who has gone to or been involved in this school has many complaints about anything you can think of. The playground is nothing but solid metal and is extremely dangerous. You aren't allowed to
Posted by a community member on 1/6/2023It was a really small school when I went there (left the school in 2015) . there were only like 15 kids per class, but it was great. Playgrounds nit the most safe though, splinters and wasps are everywhere.
Posted by a community member on 5/26/2022There are so many positive’s about Paine School. Strong leadership, dedicated, dynamic, creative teachers and small class size. Discipline issues are addressed quickly and are focused on how to best help the child make better choices in the future.My only complaint is that there isn’t a school wide
Posted by a parent on 10/29/2017My son always stays interested in the subject matter being taught. The teachers use current events such as the Iditarod dog sled race to go along with what is being taught in school.
Posted by a community member on 4/12/2017