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Cranston High School West

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Cranston High School West ranks 20 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 67% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Cranston High School West is a public high school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving 1,698 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently ranks among the top 20-25 high schools in the state, with strong academic performance that exceeds the district and state averages.

Cranston High School West boasts impressive results on standardized tests like the SAT and PSAT. In 2024-2025, 65.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 51% for the Cranston district and 51.6% for Rhode Island. The school also outperforms the district and state in PSAT10 scores. Additionally, Cranston High School West has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.4% to 95.3% over the past few years, which are above the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Cranston High School West stands out. Cranston High School East, another public high school in the Cranston district, has significantly lower academic performance, with only 37.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts. Similarly, Apprenticeship Exploration School, a public charter high school in Cranston, lags behind Cranston High School West in academic achievement. In contrast, Pilgrim High School in the neighboring Warwick district performs comparably to Cranston High School West in many areas.

1,653

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,960

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Metropolitan Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920

(401) 270-8049

District: Cranston

Feeder schools for Cranston High School West:

Elementary:	Garden City School
	George J. Peters School
	Glen Hills School
	Oak Lawn School
	More...
	Orchard Farms Elementary School
	Stone Hill School
	Woodridge School
Middle:	Hope Highlands Middle School
	Western Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (44% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

✓Above the Rhode Island median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg32%

Rhode Island avg39%

20^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Cranston

31^st of 60Cranston 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	58.6	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.7	17 of 56	69.6%	★★★★☆
2014	52.3	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	6 of 54	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	64.2	17 of 54	68.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	22 of 57	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)77th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+14 vs state

Science29%

Mathematics24%~ state avg

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Schools Near Cranston High School West

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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
Cranston High School West	Public	9-12	80 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8049	1,653	107	15.4	36.2%	1,039 (62.9%)	58 (3.5%)	362 (21.9%)	113 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	61.4	20^th of 60 public high schools	66.7%		64.1	19^th of 61 public high schools	68.9%	1	66.4	38.8	65.1	23.5	29.0	$14,960	$369	$14,591
Cranston Career & Technical Center	Public	10-12	100 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8070	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cranston High School East	Public	9-12	899 Park Avenue	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8126	1,525	116	13.1	73.9%	317 (20.8%)	111 (7.3%)	798 (52.3%)	176 (11.5%)	21 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	94 (6.2%)	24.5	37^th of 60 public high schools	38.3%		25.3	38^th of 61 public high schools	37.7%	1	40.6	15.2	37.9	8.9	17.3	$17,318	$503	$16,815
Apprenticeship Exploration School	Public, Charter	9-12	4 Sharpe Drive	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8692	176	22	8.0	83.0%	61 (34.7%)	10 (5.7%)	89 (50.6%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	8	54^th of 60 public high schools	10.0%		12.6	50^th of 61 public high schools	18.0%	4	17.8	6.7	13.6			$14,840		$14,840
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School	Public	9-12	375 Adelaide Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0676	447	31	14.4	79.6%	16 (3.6%)	60 (13.4%)	329 (73.6%)	16 (3.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	7.7	56^th of 60 public high schools	6.7%		6.8	59^th of 61 public high schools	3.3%	3	16.5		16.7			$19,984	$2,912	$17,072
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	243	26	9.3	90.5%	6 (2.5%)	53 (21.8%)	177 (72.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	23.2	38^th of 60 public high schools	36.7%		19.6	43^rd of 61 public high schools	29.5%	5	34.4	7.8	40.0	15.0	18.0	$19,035	$2,311	$16,723
Achievement First Providence H	Public, Charter	9-12	206 Elmwood Ave	Providence	02907	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1126	458	36	12.7	82.3%	7 (1.5%)	85 (18.6%)	350 (76.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)								(n/a)	50.0	6.9	49.3	15.1	36.8	$15,870	$791	$15,079
Pilgrim High School	Public	9-12	111 Pilgrim Parkway	Warwick	02888	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3250	1,137	108	10.5	46.2%	761 (66.9%)	48 (4.2%)	190 (16.7%)	51 (4.5%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (6.7%)	50.6	30^th of 60 public high schools	50.0%		46.3	28^th of 61 public high schools	54.1%	2	61.7	21.3	55.0	15.8	38.8	$19,239	$607	$18,633
W B Cooley & Academy Internationa	Public	9-12	182 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-1781	685	51	13.4	82.9%	36 (5.3%)	86 (12.6%)	526 (76.8%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	8	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%		12.9	49^th of 61 public high schools	19.7%	6	13.9		17.6	5.0	5.2	$28,874	$4,344	$24,530
Metropolitan Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	325 Public Street	Providence	02905	Providence County	MET Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 752-2600	817	70	11.6	71.8%	194 (23.7%)	142 (17.4%)	450 (55.1%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	22.3	40^th of 60 public high schools	33.3%		23.4	39^th of 61 public high schools	36.1%	1	43.2	5.5	38.2		10.8	$23,551	$2,726	$20,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Cranston High School West

What schools feed into Cranston High School West?

Cranston High School West is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Garden City School
Elementary : George J. Peters School
Elementary : Glen Hills School
Elementary : Oak Lawn School
Elementary : Orchard Farms Elementary School
Elementary : Stone Hill School
Elementary : Woodridge School
Middle : Hope Highlands Middle School
Middle : Western Hills Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cranston High School West?

Students at Cranston High School West are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Cranston High School West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,653 students attended Cranston High School West.

Is Cranston High School West a good school?

Cranston High School West ranks 20^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Cranston

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