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Urban Collaborative Program

Public Grades 7-8

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Urban Collaborative Program is a small middle school in Providence, serving 145 students in grades 7–8 in an urban area. Its latest results show very low proficiency compared with state levels: under 5% of students were proficient in ELA, 8% in math, and 6% in science, versus 33%, 32%, and 31% statewide. The school’s most important concern is that achievement is low across all three subjects, with ELA showing the largest state gap.

Among nearby schools, Urban Collaborative is weakest in ELA and relatively stronger in math, though its results remain low. Its all-grade ELA result of under 5% was the lowest among the 11 schools compared; the next-lowest exact result was 6% at Esek Hopkins Middle. In math, Urban Collaborative was fourth-lowest, at 8%, behind Esek Hopkins at under 5%, Roger Williams Middle at 5%, and Governor Christopher DelSesto at 6%. Its math result was 24 percentage points below the state, compared with 26 points below in science and more than 28 points below in ELA. The school’s reported district results match its own in every subject, while the Urban Collaborative district is also far below state results.

Recent results show ELA and science declining, while there is not enough math history to identify a trend. ELA rose from 5% in 2023–2024 to 7% in 2024–2025, then fell to under 5%; science dropped 3 percentage points, from 8% to 6%, between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks the school 67th of 68 statewide, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars; only Roger Williams ranks lower among nearby schools. The school has the smallest enrollment in the nearby group and the lowest reported student-teacher ratio, 10.3, yet its test results remain among the lowest. Its 100% free/reduced-lunch rate is also the highest reported among nearby schools, a measure of student context rather than an explanation for achievement.

145

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Carpenter Street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 272-0881

District: Urban Collaborative

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

African American:

20.7%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2009 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (7% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

Rhode Island avg32%

67^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 61Urban Collaborative 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
2026	9.4	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	62 of 64	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	58 of 62	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	59 of 67	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics8%-24 vs state

Science5%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)					RICAS Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th 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
Urban Collaborative Program	Public	7-8	75 Carpenter Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Urban Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-0881	145	14	10.3	100.0%	9 (6.2%)	30 (20.7%)	95 (65.5%)	3 (2.1%)	4 (2.8%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9.4	67^th of 68 public middle schools	1.5%		9.7	62^nd of 66 public middle schools	6.1%	5		5.5	5.5			472.0	5.5	468.0			6.5	8.2	7.6	$20,361	$2,984	$17,377
Providence Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	155 Harrison Street	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence Preparatory Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 400-2748	244	1	225.0	99.6%	14 (5.7%)	66 (27.0%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21.8	49^th of 68 public middle schools	27.9%		16.1	52^nd of 66 public middle schools	21.2%	3	11.4	12.5	12.0	10.4	16.7	18.0	8.8	13.7	476.0	19.5	20.8	17.9	16.6	$18,940	$1,617	$17,322
West Broadway Middle School	Public	5-8	29 Bainbridge Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9102	516	33	15.6	89.5%	32 (6.2%)	47 (9.1%)	402 (77.9%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	18.7	54^th of 68 public middle schools	20.6%		16.1	51^st of 66 public middle schools	22.7%	3	18.8	12.1	14.1	20.3	24.6	23.3	14.5	20.6	11.1	9.8	10.4	6.1	9.1	$17,207	$1,189	$16,018
Paul Cuffee Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	30 Barton Street	Providence	02909	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 453-2711	189	13	14.5	89.9%	4 (2.1%)	28 (14.8%)	143 (75.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	28	45^th of 68 public middle schools	33.8%		21.4	48^th of 66 public middle schools	27.3%	3		20.0	20.0		7.9	31.8	24.6	21.6		14.3	6.1	32.8	17.6
Nathanael Greene Middle	Public	6-8	721 Chalkstone Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9347	815	54	15.0	90.1%	56 (6.9%)	136 (16.7%)	540 (66.3%)	40 (4.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	24.5	48^th of 68 public middle schools	29.4%		25.5	46^th of 66 public middle schools	30.3%	2		14.5	14.5		14.7	26.2	23.1	21.2		19.7	15.8	15.0	16.9	$17,242	$738	$16,504
Roger Williams Middle	Public	6-8	278 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9355	786	54	14.5	89.8%	40 (5.1%)	140 (17.8%)	546 (69.5%)	18 (2.3%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	9.4	68^th of 68 public middle schools	0.0%		9.2	65^th of 66 public middle schools	1.5%	3		37.0	37.0		9.0	7.4	9.0	8.5		6.4	6.5	466.0	5.2	$17,801	$896	$16,905
AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	370 Hartford Avenue	Providence	02909	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1120	405	29	13.9	85.9%	16 (4.0%)	79 (19.5%)	294 (72.6%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	65.5	23^rd of 68 public middle schools	66.2%		42.5	31^st of 66 public middle schools	53.0%	8	24.8	33.0	28.8	29.4	39.2	40.6	54.1	40.7	26.5	44.1	24.5	40.2	33.7	$15,817	$1,490	$14,327
AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	85 Garfield Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1118	406	20	20.3	80.8%	13 (3.2%)	82 (20.2%)	288 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.9%)	47.8	32^nd of 68 public middle schools	52.9%		39.1	35^th of 66 public middle schools	47.0%	3	25.5	22.2	23.9	23.8	31.4	41.6	31.3	32.0	17.6	36.3	24.5	23.2	25.4	$16,614	$1,459	$15,155
Esek Hopkins Middle	Public	7-8	480 Charles Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9203	398	27	14.7	88.9%	19 (4.8%)	71 (17.8%)	266 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	9.6	66^th of 68 public middle schools	2.9%					(n/a)		39.0	39.0			8.2	462.0	6.0			7.0	464.0	467.0	$22,116	$1,415	$20,701
Nathan Bishop Middle	Public	6-8	101 Sessions Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9344	719	44	16.3	80.1%	107 (14.9%)	111 (15.4%)	432 (60.1%)	29 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	27.9	46^th of 68 public middle schools	32.4%		27.1	45^th of 66 public middle schools	31.8%	1		11.7	11.7		21.9	20.2	15.6	19.4		28.8	20.7	18.6	22.8	$19,390	$830	$18,560

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Urban Collaborative Program ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Rhode Island middle schools.

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Urban Collaborative

What is the racial makeup of Urban Collaborative Program?

Students at Urban Collaborative Program are 66% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Urban Collaborative Program.

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