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Blackstone Academy Charter

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Blackstone Academy Charter ranks 44 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 27% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Blackstone Academy Charter is a public charter high school located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 345 students. The school is part of the Blackstone Academy District, which is ranked 47 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackstone Academy Charter consistently ranks in the lower half of Rhode Island high schools, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on standardized tests, significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.6%, and just 8.8% were proficient in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.3%. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is more promising, ranking 3rd out of 10 RI high schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, Blackstone Academy Charter's academic performance is generally lower than that of charter schools like Blackstone Valley Prep High and Times2 Middle/High School, which rank higher in the state and have stronger test scores. However, the school outperforms some of the nearby traditional public high schools, such as Hope High School, E-Cubed Academy, and the schools in the Pawtucket district.

357

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,396

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

334 Pleasant Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

(401) 726-1750

District: Blackstone Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

African American:

20.2%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Rhode Island average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Rhode Island avg39%

44^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 60Blackstone Academy 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	19.0	44 of 60	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	42 of 60	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	42 of 59	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.6	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.4	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	35 of 49	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	34 of 52	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	36 of 53	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	26 of 49	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	33 of 54	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	40 of 57	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	37 of 54	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-14 vs state

Science5%

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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 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	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
Blackstone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	334 Pleasant Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Blackstone Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 726-1750	357	25	14.2	81.2%	26 (7.3%)	72 (20.2%)	229 (64.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.4%)	19	44^th of 60 public high schools	26.7%		20.5	42^nd of 61 public high schools	31.1%	2	36.6	12.2	36.3	8.8	5.1									$15,396	$1,869	$13,527
Charles E. Shea High School	Public	9-12	485 East Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6445	770	58	13.2	81.3%	127 (16.5%)	287 (37.3%)	265 (34.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	8.2	53^rd of 60 public high schools	11.7%		10.4	54^th of 61 public high schools	11.5%	1	17.4		16.0		8.6									$16,262	$2,724	$13,538
William E. Tolman High	Public	9-12	150 Exchange Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6400	995	68	14.6	71.3%	230 (23.1%)	250 (25.1%)	374 (37.6%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	12.8	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%		15.2	47^th of 61 public high schools	23.0%	3	23.9		22.2		12.6									$15,109	$2,452	$12,657
Jacqueline M. Walsh School	Public	9-12	350 Divison Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 721-2148	173	16	10.8	45.1%	69 (39.9%)	14 (8.1%)	65 (37.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	76.7	13^th of 60 public high schools	78.3%		59.7	22^nd of 61 public high schools	63.9%	9	87.8	30.6	77.1	27.1	60.4									$17,071	$2,556	$14,515
Central Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	24 Summer Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7710	788	54	14.5	94.9%	160 (20.3%)	136 (17.3%)	403 (51.1%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.2%)	8.5	52^nd of 60 public high schools	13.3%		8.3	56^th of 61 public high schools	8.2%	4	19.0		13.5		9.9									$17,690	$4,770	$12,920
Aventure Academy	Public	9-12	425 Branch ave.	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 456-1707	227	28	8.1	85.5%	18 (7.9%)	55 (24.2%)	130 (57.3%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	3.9	60^th of 60 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	9.5		8.1											$25,898	$3,528	$22,370
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%)	54.7	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%		44.4	30^th of 61 public high schools	50.8%	2	61.4	32.2	52.7	32.3	22.6									$16,207	$1,702	$14,505
Hope High School	Public	9-12	324 Hope Street	Providence	02906	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9161	775	63	12.3	85.0%	60 (7.7%)	123 (15.9%)	533 (68.8%)	24 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	13	48^th of 60 public high schools	20.0%		10.4	53^rd of 61 public high schools	13.1%	5	25.0		18.4		14.5									$22,413	$3,582	$18,831
E-Cubed Academy	Public	9-12	812 Branch Avenue	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-0694	338	29	11.6	84.3%	25 (7.4%)	76 (22.5%)	206 (60.9%)	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	9.5	51^st of 60 public high schools	15.0%		10.4	52^nd of 61 public high schools	14.8%	1	16.0		21.4	6.0	6.1									$24,960	$3,845	$21,116
Times2 Middle/High School	Public, Charter	6-12	50 Fillmore Street	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 272-5094	383	31	12.3	76.0%	20 (5.2%)	95 (24.8%)	249 (65.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	30.3	34^th of 60 public high schools	43.3%		36.7	32^nd of 61 public high schools	47.5%	2	45.2	21.4	46.0	10.0	20.0	7.8	9.4	17.2	11.5	10.8	7.8	13.8	10.8	$15,315	$228	$15,086

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Blackstone Academy

What is the racial makeup of Blackstone Academy Charter?

Students at Blackstone Academy Charter are 64% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Blackstone Academy Charter a good school?

Blackstone Academy Charter ranks 44^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Blackstone Academy Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Blackstone Academy Charter.

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