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Highlander Secondary Charter S

Q: Is Highlander Secondary Charter S a good school?

Highlander Secondary Charter S ranks 42 nd of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Highlander Secondary Charter S?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Highlander Secondary Charter S.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highlander Secondary Charter S?

Students at Highlander Secondary Charter S are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 15% White, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

42^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 28% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Highlander Secondary Charter S serves 340 students in grades 7–12 in Warren, RI, and its SchoolDigger standing is stronger than that of the Highlander district. The central concern is low proficiency across all three reported subjects: in 2025–26, students were proficient at 9% in English Language Arts (ELA), 14% in math and 10% in science. Those results were 24, 18 and 21 percentage points below state rates, respectively; math was the only subject above the district, while ELA and science were each 3 points below it.

Math is the school’s relative bright spot against its district, but grade 10 ELA stands out as a local weakness: its 26% proficiency rate was the lowest among nine nearby schools, compared with 56% statewide. Grade 11 ELA was closer to the local middle at 34%, while grade 11 math was 14% and science 13%, both below state rates. Graduation is a more positive result: the 2024–25 rate was 84%, above the district’s 80% but below the state’s 86%; it was also second-lowest among nine nearby schools, whose average was about 89%. Nearby high schools generally serve grades 9–12, so grade-matched comparisons are most informative.

Results have shifted unevenly over time: ELA fell from 21% in 2022–23 to 9% in 2025–26, while science declined from 15% to 10%; math dropped from 17% to 5% in 2024–25, then rebounded to 14%. Graduation improved from 55% in 2020–21 to 84% in 2024–25, a 29-point gain. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 28th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 20th percentile in 2018–19 but below six of nine nearby schools; the district is at the 8th percentile with 0 stars. The student-teacher ratio is 15.4, second-highest among those nearby schools, and the free/reduced-lunch rate is 87%, compared with a nearby-school average of 61%—context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students is notably strong at the 88th percentile with 5 stars; African American Students rank at the 79th percentile with 4 stars, also well above the overall standing.

340

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

360 Market Street
Warren, RI 02885

(401) 247-3585

District: Highlander

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

African American:

25.3%

White:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 33rd-percentile peak (2023) to 28th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

Rhode Island avg34%

Middle school

58^th of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

42^nd of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 61Highlander 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	45 of 64	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.2	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	53 of 64	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	56 of 67	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	50 of 52	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2025	62.0	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.3	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	64.5	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.7	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	33 of 53	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	37 of 54	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	39 of 54	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+60 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+52 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics14%-18 vs state

Science10%-21 vs state

English Language Arts9%-24 vs state

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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)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	NGSA Science 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	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
Highlander Secondary Charter S	Public, Charter	7-12	360 Market Street	Warren	02885	Bristol County	Highlander	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 247-3585	340	22	15.4	87.4%	52 (15.3%)	86 (25.3%)	178 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	19.1	42^nd of 58 public high schools	27.6%		18.5	45^th of 60 public high schools	25.0%	3	25.7	348.0	34.2	10.5	7.8	12.8	10.0	11.1	7.8	9.4	13.3	13.7	13.5
Barrington High School	Public	9-12	220 Lincoln Avenue	Barrington	02806	Bristol County	Barrington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 247-3150	1,098	87	12.6	12.7%	838 (76.3%)	18 (1.6%)	72 (6.6%)	100 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.3%)	96.8	1^st of 58 public high schools	98.3%		97.4	1^st of 60 public high schools	98.3%		88.1	70.5	85.8	65.7		65.7	65.7							$18,380	$270	$18,110
Mt. Hope High School	Public	9-12	199 Chestnut Street	Bristol	02809	Bristol County	Bristol Warren	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 254-5980	787	63	12.4	40.0%	657 (83.5%)	14 (1.8%)	58 (7.4%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	84.9	9^th of 58 public high schools	84.5%		83.8	10^th of 60 public high schools	83.3%	1	78.4	45.7	77.7	37.4		60.0	60.0							$19,596	$568	$19,028
East Providence High	Public	9-12	2000 Pawtucket Avenue	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 435-7806	1,691	109	15.5	52.7%	987 (58.4%)	217 (12.8%)	281 (16.6%)	19 (1.1%)	15 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	171 (10.1%)	43.8	30^th of 58 public high schools	48.3%		38.6	33^rd of 60 public high schools	45.0%	3	61.3	26.9	46.9	18.2		23.8	23.8							$16,307	$376	$15,931
East Providence Career Technical	Public	9-12	2000 Pawtucket Avenue	East Providence	02914	Providence County	East Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 435-7815	0	14	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pilgrim High School	Public	9-12	111 Pilgrim Parkway	Warwick	02888	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3250	1,137	108	10.5	46.2%	761 (66.9%)	48 (4.2%)	190 (16.7%)	51 (4.5%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (6.7%)	49.5	28^th of 58 public high schools	51.7%		50.6	30^th of 60 public high schools	50.0%	2	65.1	28.1	50.2	14.9		34.6	34.6							$21,288	$1,004	$20,284
W B Cooley & Academy Internationa	Public	9-12	182 Thurbers Avenue	Providence	02905	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-1781	685	51	13.4	82.9%	36 (5.3%)	86 (12.6%)	526 (76.8%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	7.9	55^th of 58 public high schools	5.2%		8	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%		15.3	335.0	15.9	364.0		6.7	6.7							$20,702	$1,100	$19,602
Metropolitan Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	325 Public Street	Providence	02905	Providence County	MET Career and Technical	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 752-2600	817	70	11.6	71.8%	194 (23.7%)	142 (17.4%)	450 (55.1%)	14 (1.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	21.4	41^st of 58 public high schools	29.3%		22.3	40^th of 60 public high schools	33.3%	1	38.2	380.0	33.7	7.0		12.9	12.9							$22,456	$1,466	$20,990
Paul Cuffee Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	544 Elmwood Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Paul Cuffee Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 781-2727	243	26	9.3	90.5%	6 (2.5%)	53 (21.8%)	177 (72.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	17	44^th of 58 public high schools	24.1%		23.2	38^th of 60 public high schools	36.7%	6	34.0	13.2	23.7	10.2		13.8	13.8
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School	Public	9-12	375 Adelaide Avenue	Providence	02907	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0676	447	31	14.4	79.6%	16 (3.6%)	60 (13.4%)	329 (73.6%)	16 (3.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	10.7	50^th of 58 public high schools	13.8%		7.7	56^th of 60 public high schools	6.7%	6	29.0	353.0	9.8	338.0		40.0	40.0							$17,205	$1,108	$16,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlander Secondary Charter S

What is the racial makeup of Highlander Secondary Charter S?

Students at Highlander Secondary Charter S are 52% Hispanic, 25% African American, 15% White, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Highlander Secondary Charter S?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Highlander Secondary Charter S.

What district is Highlander Secondary Charter S in?

Highlander

Is Highlander Secondary Charter S a good school?

Highlander Secondary Charter S ranks 42^nd of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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