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Apprenticeship Exploration School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 10% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Apprenticeship Exploration School is a public charter high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 180 students. The school is part of the Cranston school district, which is ranked 31 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small class sizes, Apprenticeship Exploration School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Rhode Island high schools, typically between 45-55 out of 60 schools. The school has received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very low academic performance. Its proficiency rates on standardized tests like the SAT, PSAT, and NGSA are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.6% of 11th graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 51% in the Cranston district and 51.6% statewide.

When comparing Apprenticeship Exploration School to the other high schools in the Cranston district, such as Cranston High School East and Cranston High School West, it is clear that the charter school is significantly underperforming. Both Cranston High School East and West have higher rankings, graduation rates, and test scores than Apprenticeship Exploration School. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when looking at schools outside the Cranston district, such as West Warwick High School and Pilgrim High School, which have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower poverty rates.

176

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,840

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Sharpe Drive
Cranston, RI 02920

(401) 270-8692

District: Cranston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

White:

34.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg43%

Rhode Island avg44%

54^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	8.0	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-37 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Apprenticeship Exploration 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
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
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 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
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
Toll Gate High School	Public	9-12	575 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3300	1,104	92	12.0	45.9%	827 (74.9%)	35 (3.2%)	150 (13.6%)	41 (3.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.9%)	38.8	32^nd of 60 public high schools	46.7%		44.1	31^st of 61 public high schools	49.2%	1	52.0	14.3	49.8	15.0	29.8	$23,453	$1,003	$22,450
Warwick Career and Technical Center	Public	10-12	575 Centerville Road-Bldg. 5	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3150	0	21	.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
West Warwick High School	Public	9-12	1 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 821-6596	1,081	83	13.0	56.1%	686 (63.5%)	75 (6.9%)	228 (21.1%)	23 (2.1%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	40.8	31^st of 60 public high schools	48.3%		32.6	35^th of 61 public high schools	42.6%	4	57.7	20.9	50.6	16.7	22.0	$15,971	$697	$15,275
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Apprenticeship Exploration School

What district is Apprenticeship Exploration School in?

Cranston

What is the racial makeup of Apprenticeship Exploration School?

Students at Apprenticeship Exploration School are 51% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Apprenticeship Exploration School a good school?

Apprenticeship Exploration School ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Rhode Island high schools.

How many students attend Apprenticeship Exploration School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Apprenticeship Exploration School.

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