Best High Schools in Rhode Island

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT10 and SAT and NGSA test scores by the Rhode Island Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, October 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 61)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
440120200544	51	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	217 Westminister Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 273-7528	133	1	133	70.7%	3 (2.3%)	36 (27.1%)	88 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								11.3	6.9	57	6
440090000323	52	E-Cubed Academy	Public	9-12	812 Branch Avenue	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0694	336	34	9.8	74.4%	31 (9.2%)	75 (22.3%)	194 (57.7%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$17,470			$587			$16,882	10.4	9.6	51	1
440090000224	53	Hope High School	Public	9-12	324 Hope Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9161	819	62	13.2	74.4%	49 (6.0%)	126 (15.4%)	553 (67.5%)	23 (2.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	$19,440			$1,435			$18,005	10.4	10.5	49	4
440084000201	54	Charles E. Shea High School	Public	9-12	485 East Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6445	823	62	13.2	65.5%	146 (17.7%)	342 (41.6%)	270 (32.8%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (5.8%)	$11,747			$1,340			$10,407	10.4	8	55	1
440003700519	55	Charette Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	335 Westminster St.	Providence	02903	Providence County	Charette Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-1183	171	12	14.2	95.3%	2 (1.2%)	49 (28.7%)	118 (69.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,034			$2,750			$9,284	8.7	9.1	52	3
440012000026	56	Central Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Summer Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7710	805	51	15.7	94.2%	187 (23.2%)	148 (18.4%)	379 (47.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.4%)	$14,030			$1,702			$12,329	8.3	8.6	53	3
440090000492	57	360 High School	Public	9-12	182 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 274-4603	360	27	13.3	82.5%	14 (3.9%)	51 (14.2%)	272 (75.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,328			$738			$13,591	6.9	5	60	3
440090000217	58	Central High School	Public	9-12	70 Fricker Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9111	1,019	73	13.9	87.7%	27 (2.6%)	112 (11.0%)	744 (73.0%)	55 (5.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	$15,074			$866			$14,207	6.8	5.1	59	1
440090000344	59	Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School	Public	9-12	375 Adelaide Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0676	494	32	15.4	74.1%	16 (3.2%)	65 (13.2%)	373 (75.5%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.8%)	$13,804			$827			$12,977	6.8	6.4	58	1
440090000232	60	Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9181	1,113	71	15.6	73.0%	54 (4.9%)	147 (13.2%)	779 (70.0%)	33 (3.0%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.0%)	$17,325			$1,216			$16,109	5.6	7.8	56	4

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSAT10 English Language Arts, PSAT10 Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, SAT Mathematics, NGSA Science test scores released by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Rhode Island Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Rhode Island Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.