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)
440002500487	41	Village Green Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	135 Weybosset Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Village Green Virtual	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(401) 831-2878	210	14	15	94.8%	6 (2.9%)	60 (28.6%)	130 (61.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$14,776			$2,515			$12,262	20.9	23.5	39	2
440003600246	42	Blackstone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	334 Pleasant Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Blackstone Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 726-1750	345	28	12.3	68.1%	21 (6.1%)	88 (25.5%)	213 (61.7%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	$11,826			$1,236			$10,589	20.5	18.1	42
440003200526	43	Paul Cuffee Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	544 Elmwood Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 781-2727	272	26	10.4	80.5%	9 (3.3%)	58 (21.3%)	195 (71.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$15,866			$1,030			$14,836	19.6	14.3	46	3
440003100521	44	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Public, Charter	7-12	360 Market Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3585	335	32	10.4	87.8%	53 (15.8%)	83 (24.8%)	176 (52.5%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,442			$1,470			$9,972	18	23	40	4
440090000467	45	Providence Career Technical	Public	9-12	41 Fricker street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9136	711	71	10	81.4%	33 (4.6%)	82 (11.5%)	543 (76.4%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)	$21,581			$1,793			$19,788	17	15.7	45
440001900479	46	RINI Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Washington Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 680-4900	428	31	13.8	40.7%	19 (4.4%)	97 (22.7%)	286 (66.8%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	$14,636			$2,826			$11,810	15.8	19.5	41	5
440084000202	47	William E. Tolman High	Public	9-12	150 Exchange Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6400	1,027	68	15.1	47.6%	287 (27.9%)	267 (26.0%)	397 (38.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	63 (6.1%)	$11,278			$1,149			$10,129	15.2	12.3	47
440015000286	48	Chariho Alternative Learning A	Public, Alternative	2-12	455C Switch Road	Wood River Junction	02894	Washington County	Chariho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 315-2880	72	10	7.2	54.2%	59 (81.9%)	2 (2.8%)	6 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.9%)								14.5			(n/a)
440090000209	49	W B Cooley & Academy Internationa	Public	9-12	182 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-1781	326	27	12	76.1%	19 (5.8%)	34 (10.4%)	247 (75.8%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$23,629			$1,139			$22,490	12.9	10	50	1
440024000229	50	Apprenticeship Exploration School	Public, Charter	9-12	4 Sharpe Drive	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8692	180	18	10	66.1%	63 (35.0%)	11 (6.1%)	94 (52.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$14,037			$371			$13,666	12.6	11.6	48	2

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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.