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Classical High School

Public Grades 9-12

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 97% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Classical High School is a public high school located in Providence, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,119 students. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming its peers in the Providence School District and Rhode Island on standardized tests.

Classical High School's academic excellence is evident in its impressive metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 90.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to just 30.2% in the Providence School District and 51.6% statewide. The school also boasts consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 76.7% to 99.2% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Classical High School excels in serving students from diverse backgrounds, ranking among the top in the state for various student subgroups.

In contrast, the schools closest to Classical High School, such as Central High School, Providence Career Technical, and Newcomer Academy, have significantly lower academic performance and rankings. For example, Central High School ranked 57th out of 60 Rhode Island high schools in 2024-2025, with only 14.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts. This stark contrast highlights the exceptional nature of Classical High School's educational outcomes within the Providence School District.

1,116

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,035

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

770 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 456-9145

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

19.9%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (76% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Rhode Island high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg19%

Rhode Island avg39%

2^nd of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10High Schools in the Providence

50^th of 60Providence 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	96.8	2 of 60	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	3 of 61	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	3 of 60	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	72.9	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	5 of 57	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	81.4	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	93.3	3 of 50	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	95.9	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	1 of 28	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	3 of 58	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	2 of 54	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	1 of 58	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	1 of 58	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	1 of 54	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	3 of 57	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	2 of 54	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	2 of 43	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts90%+35 vs state

Mathematics69%+43 vs state

Science60%

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Schools Near Classical High 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)	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 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th 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
Classical High School	Public	9-12	770 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9145	1,116	65	17.1	60.9%	222 (19.9%)	176 (15.8%)	559 (50.1%)	94 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.5%)	96.8	2^nd of 60 public high schools	96.7%		95.9	3^rd of 61 public high schools	95.1%	1	89.6	69.2	90.9	68.1	59.6									$15,035	$1,884	$13,150
Central High School	Public	9-12	70 Fricker Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9111	1,050	63	16.6	82.7%	35 (3.3%)	127 (12.1%)	802 (76.4%)	42 (4.0%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.5%)	7.2	57^th of 60 public high schools	5.0%		6.8	58^th of 61 public high schools	4.9%	1	14.3	5.3	14.1		6.8									$20,274	$3,698	$16,577
Providence Career Technical	Public	9-12	41 Fricker street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9136	759	62	12.2	86.8%	43 (5.7%)	83 (10.9%)	582 (76.7%)	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	17.2	46^th of 60 public high schools	23.3%		17	45^th of 61 public high schools	26.2%	1	34.7	9.5	27.7	8.9	13.5									$26,142	$4,690	$21,452
Bridge Academy	Public	10-12	91 Fricker Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 455-3406	117	7	16.7	65.0%	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.1%)	107 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$20,601	$9,581	$11,020
Charette Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	335 Westminster St.	Providence	02903	Providence County	Charette Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-1183	168	10	16.8	88.1%	1 (0.6%)	54 (32.1%)	109 (64.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	21.2	42^nd of 60 public high schools	30.0%		8.7	55^th of 61 public high schools	9.8%	13	36.8		25.0											$15,322	$2,007	$13,315
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
Sheila Skip Nowell	Public	9-12	150 Washington Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 751-0405	187	15	12.4	99.5%	21 (11.2%)	29 (15.5%)	125 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	6.7													$24,004	$7,386	$16,618
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
YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	217 Westminister Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 273-7528	115	4	28.7	79.1%	1 (0.9%)	36 (31.3%)	74 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	6.4	58^th of 60 public high schools	3.3%		11.3	51^st of 61 public high schools	16.4%	7			9.1		7.1									$14,877		$14,877
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	203	14	14.5	98.5%	10 (4.9%)	52 (25.6%)	124 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	12.8	49^th of 60 public high schools	18.3%		20.9	41^st of 61 public high schools	32.8%	8	26.0		21.2											$15,735	$4,086	$11,649

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical High School

Is Classical High School a good school?

Yes! Classical High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 60 Rhode Island high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Classical High School?

Students at Classical High School are 50% Hispanic, 20% White, 16% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Classical High School in?

Providence

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How many students attend Classical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,116 students attended Classical High School.

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