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North Providence High

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North Providence High ranks 22 nd of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 63% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

North Providence High is a public high school serving 1,098 students in grades 9-12 in North Providence, Rhode Island. The school is part of the North Providence School District, which is ranked 34 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Providence High consistently ranks in the top half of Rhode Island high schools, typically between 18-29 out of 56-61 schools. The school outperforms the overall North Providence district and the state of Rhode Island on several key academic metrics, including SAT/English Language Arts proficiency for 11th grade students and PSAT10/English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 10th grade students. North Providence High's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 11th grade students scoring 30.3% proficient or better compared to 23.3% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, with African American students ranking 2nd-5th out of 26-29 Rhode Island high schools and English Language Learner students ranking 1st out of 7-11 high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, North Providence High outperforms Johnston Senior High School and Hope High School on most academic metrics, but the nearby Davies Career-Technical High School outperforms North Providence High on several measures, particularly in science and mathematics. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, North Providence High has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.4% to 90.2% over the past several years.

1,085

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,186

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1828 Mineral Spring Avenue
North Providence, RI 02904

(401) 233-1150

District: North Providence

Feeder schools for North Providence High:

Elementary:	Centredale School
	Greystone School
	James L. McGuire School
	Joseph A. Whelan School
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	Stephen Olney School
Middle:	Birchwood Middle School
	Dr. Edward Ricci School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

✓Above the Rhode Island median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg37%

Rhode Island avg39%

22^nd of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 60North Providence 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	60.1	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	22 of 57	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.7	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2014	65.8	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.6	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.7	27 of 49	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.9	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	17 of 56	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	13 of 49	73.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	26 of 57	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	25 of 57	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	22 of 54	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.4	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	19 of 45	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+4 vs state

Mathematics41%+14 vs state

Science31%

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Schools Near North Providence High

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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)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)					RICAS Mathematics (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	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Providence High	Public	9-12	1828 Mineral Spring Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1150	1,085	85	12.7	52.4%	482 (44.4%)	167 (15.4%)	318 (29.3%)	48 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.0%)	60.1	22^nd of 60 public high schools	63.3%		61.5	21^st of 61 public high schools	65.6%	1	58.9	40.7	50.6	30.3	31.4											$20,186	$704	$19,482
E-Cubed Academy	Public	9-12	812 Branch Avenue	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0694	338	29	11.6	84.3%	25 (7.4%)	76 (22.5%)	206 (60.9%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	9.5	51^st of 60 public high schools	15.0%		10.4	52^nd of 61 public high schools	14.8%	1	16.0		21.4	6.0	6.1											$24,960	$3,845	$21,116
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9181	997	62	16.0	89.8%	47 (4.7%)	138 (13.8%)	721 (72.3%)	37 (3.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	5.4	59^th of 60 public high schools	1.7%		5.6	60^th of 61 public high schools	1.6%	1	11.5		13.0													$21,652	$3,260	$18,392
Aventure Academy	Public	9-12	425 Branch ave.	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 456-1707	227	28	8.1	85.5%	18 (7.9%)	55 (24.2%)	130 (57.3%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	3.9	60^th of 60 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	9.5		8.1													$25,898	$3,528	$22,370
Times2 Middle/High School	Public, Charter	6-12	50 Fillmore Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-5094	383	31	12.3	76.0%	20 (5.2%)	95 (24.8%)	249 (65.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	30.3	34^th of 60 public high schools	43.3%		36.7	32^nd of 61 public high schools	47.5%	2	45.2	21.4	46.0	10.0	20.0		7.8	9.4	17.2	11.5		10.8	7.8	13.8	10.8	$15,315	$228	$15,086
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
Johnston Senior High	Public	9-12	345 Cherry Hill Road	Johnston	02919	Providence County	Johnston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1920	826	80	10.3	55.7%	451 (54.6%)	55 (6.7%)	275 (33.3%)	27 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.6%)	29.6	35^th of 60 public high schools	41.7%		30.6	36^th of 61 public high schools	41.0%	1	52.2	15.8	41.7	10.4	14.4											$17,654	$1,152	$16,502
Hope High School	Public	9-12	324 Hope Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9161	775	63	12.3	85.0%	60 (7.7%)	123 (15.9%)	533 (68.8%)	24 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	13	48^th of 60 public high schools	20.0%		10.4	53^rd of 61 public high schools	13.1%	5	25.0		18.4		14.5											$22,413	$3,582	$18,831
Trinity Academy Performing Art	Public, Charter	5-12	275 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 432-7881	234	25	9.3	81.2%	8 (3.4%)	34 (14.5%)	178 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	23.2	39^th of 60 public high schools	35.0%		28.9	37^th of 61 public high schools	39.3%	2	32.4		41.2	11.8	17.3	26.3		10.3	10.5	16.2	18.9		6.5	7.5	11.1	$17,003	$1,738	$15,265
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	462	38	12.1	84.2%	19 (4.1%)	101 (21.9%)	309 (66.9%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	21.1	43^rd of 60 public high schools	28.3%		15.8	46^th of 61 public high schools	24.6%	3	51.1	8.5	26.6	5.3	13.8											$15,522	$1,756	$13,766

Frequently Asked Questions about North Providence High

Is North Providence High a good school?

North Providence High ranks 22^nd of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into North Providence High?

North Providence High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centredale School
Elementary : Greystone School
Elementary : James L. McGuire School
Elementary : Joseph A. Whelan School
Elementary : Stephen Olney School
Middle : Birchwood Middle School
Middle : Dr. Edward Ricci School

How many students attend North Providence High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,085 students attended North Providence High.

What district is North Providence High in?

North Providence

What is the racial makeup of North Providence High?

Students at North Providence High are 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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