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Cranston High School East

Q: Is Cranston High School East a good school?

Cranston High School East ranks 39 th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Cranston High School East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,525 students attended Cranston High School East.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cranston High School East?

Students at Cranston High School East are 52% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into Cranston High School East?

Cranston High School East is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Arlington School Elementary : Eden Park School Elementary : Edgewood Highland Elementary : Edward S. Rhodes School Elementary : Gladstone Street School Elementary : Stadium School Elementary : W. R. Dutemple School Middle : Hugh B. Bain Middle School Middle : Park View Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 33% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Cranston High School East is a public high school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving grades 9–12 with 1,525 students. Its latest graduation rate is a bright spot, at 88%, above the Cranston district’s 88% and the state’s 86%. The most important takeaway is that East remains below both the district and state on every latest reported proficiency measure, even as graduation is higher.

Compared with nearby schools, East does relatively well on some tests, but its results still trail state and district levels. In 10th-grade ELA, 47% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide and 56% districtwide; East ranked second among nearby schools with reportable results, and was 13 points above their average. In 11th-grade math, East also ranked second locally, with 11% proficient versus 24% statewide and 20% districtwide; only Cranston High School West scored higher, at 30%. East’s 11th-grade ELA result was less competitive: 30% proficient, versus 48% statewide and 43% districtwide, ranking fourth among nearby schools with reportable scores.

Results over time are mixed: 11th-grade ELA fell 5 points, from 35% in 2022–2023 to 30% in 2025–2026, while 10th-grade ELA dropped 4 points overall, from 51% to 47%, despite a recent rebound from 41%. SchoolDigger ranks East 39th of 58 Rhode Island schools, at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, down 5 percentile points from the prior year. Its student-teacher ratio is 13.1, below the nearby-school average of 13.6; its free/reduced-lunch rate is 74%, close to the local average of 75%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Asian students fell to the 0th percentile, compared with East’s overall 33rd percentile. Its ranking for how well it serves Hispanic students rose from the 23rd to the 39th percentile, even as the overall ranking declined.

1,525

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

899 Park Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910

(401) 270-8126

District: Cranston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

White:

20.8%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

Rhode Island avg36%

39^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 61Cranston 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	24.2	39 of 58	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	35 of 59	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	33 of 57	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.1	34 of 45	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.5	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.2	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	19 of 28	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.9	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	33 of 54	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	40 of 54	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	30 of 54	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	34 of 54	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	35 of 43	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)<1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

Science17%-14 vs state

Mathematics11%-12 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)		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
Cranston High School East	Public	9-12	899 Park Avenue	Cranston	02910	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8126	1,525	116	13.1	73.9%	317 (20.8%)	111 (7.3%)	798 (52.3%)	176 (11.5%)	21 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	94 (6.2%)	24.2	39^th of 58 public high schools	32.8%		24.5	37^th of 60 public high schools	38.3%	2	47.1	15.0	30.1	11.4	17.1	17.1	$17,627	$216	$17,411
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
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
Cranston Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	100 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8070	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Achievement First Providence H	Public, Charter	9-12	206 Elmwood Ave	Providence	02907	Providence County	Achievement First Rhode Island	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 347-1126	458	36	12.7	82.3%	7 (1.5%)	85 (18.6%)	350 (76.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	31	34^th of 58 public high schools	41.4%					(n/a)	40.8	6.8	47.4	7.4	32.4	32.4	$17,314	$1,519	$15,795
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
Cranston High School West	Public	9-12	80 Metropolitan Avenue	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8049	1,653	107	15.4	36.2%	1,039 (62.9%)	58 (3.5%)	362 (21.9%)	113 (6.8%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	59.4	24^th of 58 public high schools	58.6%		61.4	20^th of 60 public high schools	66.7%	4	68.8	34.5	59.6	30.3	24.0	24.0	$15,896	$233	$15,664
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
Bridge Academy	Public	9-12	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)	271.0	296.0	297.0	299.0	6.7	6.7	$20,837	$1,143	$19,694
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%)	14.5	47^th of 58 public high schools	19.0%		17.2	46^th of 60 public high schools	23.3%	1	29.9	9.3	26.4	8.8	10.1	10.1	$21,586	$1,323	$20,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Cranston High School East

How many students attend Cranston High School East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,525 students attended Cranston High School East.

What is the racial makeup of Cranston High School East?

Students at Cranston High School East are 52% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Cranston High School East in?

Cranston

What schools feed into Cranston High School East?

Cranston High School East is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arlington School
Elementary : Eden Park School
Elementary : Edgewood Highland
Elementary : Edward S. Rhodes School
Elementary : Gladstone Street School
Elementary : Stadium School
Elementary : W. R. Dutemple School
Middle : Hugh B. Bain Middle School
Middle : Park View Middle School

Is Cranston High School East a good school?

Cranston High School East ranks 39^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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