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RINI Middle College

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RINI Middle College ranks 43 rd of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 28% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

RINI Middle College is a public charter high school in Providence, Rhode Island that serves grades 9-12 with a student population of 428. The school is part of the Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College district, which is ranked 44 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

RINI Middle College has consistently underperformed compared to the state and nearby schools like Central High School and Providence Career Technical on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.6% of 11th graders were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.6%. In math, only 5.3% of 11th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 23.3%. RINI Middle College's 4-year graduation rate has also been around 80% in recent years, lower than the 84% rate of nearby schools.

While RINI Middle College ranks relatively high for African American students, it ranks much lower for Hispanic students and English Language Learners. The school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40-86% in recent years, significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools like Hope High School (74%) and Classical High School (54%). Despite this higher level of funding, RINI Middle College's academic performance does not seem to reflect the investment.

462

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,522

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 680-4900

District: Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

African American:

21.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (21% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Rhode Island average (78% vs 84%)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Rhode Island average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Rhode Island avg39%

43^rd of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 60Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College 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	21.1	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.8	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	19 of 29	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	33 of 52	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	20.8	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Science14%

Mathematics5%-18 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about RINI Middle College

What district is RINI Middle College in?

Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College

What is the racial makeup of RINI Middle College?

Students at RINI Middle College are 67% Hispanic, 22% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is RINI Middle College a good school?

RINI Middle College ranks 43^rd of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend RINI Middle College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended RINI Middle College.

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