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Highlander Secondary Charter S

Q: Is Highlander Secondary Charter S a good school?

Highlander Secondary Charter S ranks 45 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star 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

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 25% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Highlander Secondary Charter S is a public charter high school located in Warren, RI, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 335 students. The school is part of the Highlander District, which is ranked 56 out of 60 districts in Rhode Island and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlander Secondary Charter S consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.6% of students were proficient or better in RICAS/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 14.2%. In RICAS/Mathematics, only 5.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 6.8%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 66% to 84% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. While the school ranks relatively well for African American and English Language Learner students, it struggles with White, Hispanic, and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of the state.

Highlander Secondary Charter S performs significantly worse than nearby public high schools, such as Mt. Hope High School and Barrington High School, which are ranked much higher in the state and have significantly better academic outcomes and graduation rates. The school's consistent low ranking and performance suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational model, resource allocation, and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

340

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,688

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 20th percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (14% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Rhode Island avg39%

Middle school

61^st of 66

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

45^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Rhode Island High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 60Highlander 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
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
2025	21.3	29 of 36	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Female (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

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

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%

Science6%

Mathematics5%

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Schools Near Highlander Secondary Charter S

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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 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 7th 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%)	18.5	45^th of 60 public high schools	25.0%		18	44^th of 61 public high schools	27.9%	1	43.1	18.4	33.9	5.1	6.5	6.9	15.9	11.6	5.6	5.2	$19,688	$3,770	$15,918
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%)	97.4	1^st of 60 public high schools	98.3%		97.1	1^st of 61 public high schools	98.4%		89.2	66.8	87.1	70.7	74.4						$17,331	$197	$17,134
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%)	83.8	10^th of 60 public high schools	83.3%		80.4	11^th of 61 public high schools	82.0%	1	72.6	36.5	83.3	39.2	68.2						$18,724	$629	$18,095
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%)	38.6	33^rd of 60 public high schools	45.0%		34.4	33^rd of 61 public high schools	45.9%		56.5	22.4	49.8	12.9	20.7						$16,205	$781	$15,424
East Providence Career Technical	Public	8-12	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%)	50.6	30^th of 60 public high schools	50.0%		46.3	28^th of 61 public high schools	54.1%	2	61.7	21.3	55.0	15.8	38.8						$19,239	$607	$18,633
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%)	8	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%		12.9	49^th of 61 public high schools	19.7%	6	13.9		17.6	5.0	5.2						$28,874	$4,344	$24,530
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%)	22.3	40^th of 60 public high schools	33.3%		23.4	39^th of 61 public high schools	36.1%	1	43.2	5.5	38.2		10.8						$23,551	$2,726	$20,825
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%)	23.2	38^th of 60 public high schools	36.7%		19.6	43^rd of 61 public high schools	29.5%	5	34.4	7.8	40.0	15.0	18.0						$19,035	$2,311	$16,723
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%)	7.7	56^th of 60 public high schools	6.7%		6.8	59^th of 61 public high schools	3.3%	3	16.5		16.7								$19,984	$2,912	$17,072

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlander Secondary Charter S

How many students attend Highlander Secondary Charter S?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended 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.

What district is Highlander Secondary Charter S in?

Highlander

Is Highlander Secondary Charter S a good school?

Highlander Secondary Charter S ranks 45^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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