MET Career and Technical

The Metropolitan Career Technical Center is the sole high school in the MET Career and Technical district in Providence, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 776 students. The district is ranked 36 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Metropolitan Career Technical Center faces significant challenges, particularly in academic performance. The school's test scores are well below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 36.7% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 47.8%, and only 5.6% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 21.7%. Additionally, the school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the NGSA assessment, were low, with only 16.1% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024.

The school also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 72.68% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This high level of economic disadvantage among the student population may contribute to the school's academic challenges. Despite the high per-student spending of $17,104 (2020-2021 school year), the school's statewide ranking has declined slightly over the past three years, from 38th out of 59 high schools in 2021-2022 to 39th out of 61 high schools in 2023-2024.