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BEACON Charter School

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BEACON Charter School ranks 29 th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 50% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

BEACON Charter School is a Woonsocket high school serving grades 9–12, with 203 students; it is the smallest of the ten high schools in this nearby-school comparison, and the next-smallest has 405 students. Its latest results show a mixed academic picture: science is above the state rate, and 10th-grade scores are close to state levels, but 11th-grade math is a clear concern. In 2025–26, 15% of students met the 11th-grade SAT math proficiency measure, 8 points below the state and 12 points below the nearby-school average—the school’s most important academic weakness.

The school’s strongest relative result is science: 35% of students were proficient, 4 points above the state and close to the nearby-school average of 36%; that placed it fifth among the ten schools. Its 10th-grade PSAT results were also near state levels: ELA was 55% versus 56% statewide, while math was 30% versus 29%. In contrast, 11th-grade SAT ELA was 46%, 2 points below the state and below the nearby average of 54%; 11th-grade math ranked third-lowest among the ten schools. The supplied district test figures duplicate the school’s, so comparisons with the state and nearby schools offer more useful context.

Results have shifted considerably rather than improving steadily. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, 11th-grade SAT ELA fell from 57% to 46%, while SAT math rose from 12% to 15%; both SAT scores dropped in the latest year. Over the same four years, 10th-grade PSAT ELA fell from 74% to 55%, while math rose from 21% to 30%. SchoolDigger’s latest school ranking is at the 50th percentile with 3 stars, below the nearby-school average of about the 60th percentile; its percentile declined from 61 to 50 over three years. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 11.9, below the peer average of 13.2, and the free/reduced-lunch rate was 66%, above the nearby average of 49%; these are context, not explanations for test results. One notable subgroup change in SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves students: the Hispanic-student ranking fell from the 79th percentile in 2024–25 to the 43rd in 2025–26.

203

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895

(401) 671-6261

District: Beacon Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the Rhode Island average (11% vs 7%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg32%

Rhode Island avg36%

29^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 61Beacon Charter School 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	45.9	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.6	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.7	10 of 57	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	23 of 50	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.0	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	27 of 56	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.2	11 of 52	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	23 of 54	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	16 of 58	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	18 of 58	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	12 of 54	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)76th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science35%+4 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	NGSA Science (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	PSAT10 English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	NGSA Science 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BEACON Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Main Street	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Beacon Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 671-6261	203	17	11.9	66.0%	107 (52.7%)	13 (6.4%)	59 (29.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	45.9	29^th of 58 public high schools	50.0%		56.2	27^th of 60 public high schools	55.0%	2	55.3	29.8	45.7	15.2	34.9	34.9	$19,290	$1,575	$17,715
Woonsocket High School	Public	9-12	777 Cass Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4703	1,646	108	15.2	67.0%	667 (40.5%)	238 (14.5%)	535 (32.5%)	85 (5.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	112 (6.8%)	17.9	43^rd of 58 public high schools	25.9%		21.7	41^st of 60 public high schools	31.7%	2	34.3	9.8	31.3	12.8	6.5	6.5	$17,697	$2,206	$15,491
Woonsocket Career an Technical Center	Public	9-12	400 Aylsworth Avenue	Woonsocket	02895	Providence County	Woonsocket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 767-4662	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Smitfield High School	Public	9-12	412 Greenville Road	North Smithfield	02896	Providence County	North Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 766-2500	532	44	12.0	24.8%	418 (78.6%)	16 (3.0%)	68 (12.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	86.9	6^th of 58 public high schools	89.7%		90	4^th of 60 public high schools	93.3%	2	76.2	43.4	73.3	56.0	56.4	56.4	$18,481	$540	$17,942
Cumberland High School	Public	9-12	2600 Mendon Road	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 658-2600	1,428	105	13.6	30.4%	1,009 (70.7%)	59 (4.1%)	243 (17.0%)	55 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (4.3%)	64.7	18^th of 58 public high schools	69.0%		72.8	16^th of 60 public high schools	73.3%	2	62.5	36.8	61.0	28.5	39.7	39.7	$15,250	$247	$15,003
Lincoln Senior High School	Public	9-12	135 Old River Road	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Lincoln	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 334-7500	973	66	14.7	33.5%	726 (74.6%)	52 (5.3%)	116 (11.9%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	80.9	12^th of 58 public high schools	79.3%		84.2	9^th of 60 public high schools	85.0%	3	73.6	49.4	68.3	38.0	46.3	46.3	$18,465	$488	$17,977
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%)	70.5	16^th of 58 public high schools	72.4%		62.7	19^th of 60 public high schools	68.3%	3	79.6	35.8	64.3	18.4	64.1	64.1	$25,809	$1,691	$24,118
Burrillville High School	Public	9-12	425 East Avenue	Harrisville	02830	Providence County	Burrillville	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 568-1310	634	53	11.9	37.2%	560 (88.3%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	58.9	25^th of 58 public high schools	56.9%		58	25^th of 60 public high schools	58.3%		70.7	32.7	56.7	30.0	25.2	25.2	$19,474	$1,147	$18,326
Smithfield High School	Public	9-12	90 Pleasant View Avenue	Smithfield	02917	Providence County	Smithfield	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 949-2050	729	62	11.7	20.3%	588 (80.7%)	22 (3.0%)	80 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	68.7	17^th of 58 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	17^th of 60 public high schools	71.7%		70.4	38.9	63.9	35.4	31.9	31.9	$19,157	$363	$18,794
Blackstone Valley Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Macondray St.	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 405-0320	405	30	13.5	73.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.5	27^th of 58 public high schools	53.4%		54.7	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%	1	54.8	35.6	50.0	22.4	30.0	30.0	$15,957	$617	$15,340

Frequently Asked Questions about BEACON Charter School

What district is BEACON Charter School in?

Beacon Charter School

Is BEACON Charter School a good school?

BEACON Charter School ranks 29^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend BEACON Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended BEACON Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of BEACON Charter School?

Students at BEACON Charter School are 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

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