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BEACON Charter School

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BEACON Charter School ranks 27 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 55% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

BEACON Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with a student population of 199. The school is part of the Beacon Charter School District, which is ranked 36 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

BEACON Charter School consistently ranks in the top half of Rhode Island high schools, typically between 20-30 out of 60 schools, and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating above-average performance compared to the state. The school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 16th out of 57 Rhode Island high schools for male students, 11th out of 52 for Hispanic students, and 7th out of 29 for special education students. BEACON Charter School also has a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 72.5% to 84.0% over the past few years, on par with the state average.

While BEACON Charter School generally outperforms nearby traditional public high schools, such as Woonsocket High School and Central Falls Senior High, in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores, it lags behind some higher-performing schools in the area, like Lincoln Senior High and North Smithfield High School. BEACON Charter School's spending per student has increased over the years, from $12,166 in 2019-2020 to $17,793 in 2022-2023, and the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 13.3 over the past few years.

203

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,222

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895

(401) 671-6261

District: Beacon Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Rhode Island avg39%

27^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th of 60Beacon Charter School among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.6	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.7	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	23 of 50	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.0	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	27 of 56	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	11 of 52	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	12 of 54	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2022)76th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+16 vs state

Science57%

Mathematics24%~ state avg

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Schools Near BEACON Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	NGSA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BEACON Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Main Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	203	17	11.9	66.0%	107 (52.7%)	13 (6.4%)	59 (29.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	56.2	27^th of 60 public high schools	55.0%		56.9	24^th of 61 public high schools	60.7%	3	50.0	12.5	68.0	24.0	57.4	$18,222	$2,024	$16,198
Woonsocket High School	Public	9-12	777 Cass Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4703	1,646	108	15.2	67.0%	667 (40.5%)	238 (14.5%)	535 (32.5%)	85 (5.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (6.8%)	21.7	41^st of 60 public high schools	31.7%		22.1	40^th of 61 public high schools	34.4%	1	36.3	11.8	34.0	9.9	19.1	$20,749	$4,039	$16,710
Woonsocket Career an Technical Center	Public	9-12	400 Aylsworth Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4662	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	532	44	12.0	24.8%	418 (78.6%)	16 (3.0%)	68 (12.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	90	4^th of 60 public high schools	93.3%		86	6^th of 61 public high schools	90.2%	2	76.3	50.8	79.2	47.6	61.6	$17,423	$363	$17,060
Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	2600 Mendon Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-2600	1,428	105	13.6	30.4%	1,009 (70.7%)	59 (4.1%)	243 (17.0%)	55 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.3%)	72.8	16^th of 60 public high schools	73.3%		71.8	13^th of 61 public high schools	78.7%	3	67.0	35.8	70.2	34.0	43.7	$14,042	$248	$13,794
Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	973	66	14.7	33.5%	726 (74.6%)	52 (5.3%)	116 (11.9%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	84.2	9^th of 60 public high schools	85.0%		84.1	9^th of 61 public high schools	85.2%		68.8	44.9	73.5	48.9	50.2	$18,207	$667	$17,540
Davies Career-Technical High School	Public	9-12	50 Jenckes Hill Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Davies Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 728-1500	898	76	11.8	58.9%	281 (31.3%)	162 (18.0%)	391 (43.5%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.6%)	62.7	19^th of 60 public high schools	68.3%		56.1	25^th of 61 public high schools	59.0%	6	80.7	27.4	58.6	18.6	45.6	$24,071	$2,570	$21,501
Burrillville High School	Public	9-12	425 East Avenue	Harrisville	02830	Providence County	Burrillville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-1310	634	53	11.9	37.2%	560 (88.3%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	58	25^th of 60 public high schools	58.3%		46.1	29^th of 61 public high schools	52.5%	4	66.2	36.0	57.0	24.7	27.3	$18,910	$943	$17,967
Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant View Avenue	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2050	729	62	11.7	20.3%	588 (80.7%)	22 (3.0%)	80 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	65.2	17^th of 60 public high schools	71.7%		67.1	16^th of 61 public high schools	73.8%	1	70.5	36.0	67.4	27.3	33.1	$18,683	$1,546	$17,137
Blackstone Valley Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Macondray St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 405-0320	405	30	13.5	73.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%		44.4	30^th of 61 public high schools	50.8%	2	61.4	32.2	52.7	32.3	22.6	$16,207	$1,702	$14,505

Frequently Asked Questions about BEACON Charter School

What is the racial makeup of BEACON Charter School?

Students at BEACON Charter School are 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Is BEACON Charter School a good school?

BEACON Charter School ranks 27^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend BEACON Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended BEACON Charter School.

What district is BEACON Charter School in?

Beacon Charter School

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