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Cranston High School East

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Cranston High School East ranks 37 th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 38% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Cranston High School East is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cranston, Rhode Island, with a total enrollment of 1,513 students. The school is part of the Cranston School District, which is ranked 31 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Cranston High School East has consistently ranked in the middle of Rhode Island high schools, typically between 32nd and 38th place, with a 2-star rating.

Cranston High School East faces several key challenges, including underperformance on academic measures compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 51% for the Cranston district and 51.6% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, ranking 10th out of 11 Rhode Island high schools for Asian students, 20th out of 29 for African American students, and 40th out of 52 for Hispanic students, all with 1 or 2 stars.

Despite spending more per student than its counterpart, Cranston High School West, Cranston High School East does not seem to be translating that additional funding into better academic outcomes. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to evaluate how resources are being utilized to support student learning. The school's consistent ranking in the middle of Rhode Island high schools, with a 2-star rating, suggests that Cranston High School East has struggled to make significant improvements over the past decade, indicating a need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and interventions to address its persistent academic challenges.

1,525

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,318

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 59th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Rhode Island avg39%

37^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Cranston

31^st of 60Cranston 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

African American (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

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

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

Asian (2025)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science17%

Mathematics15%-11 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)	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	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%)	24.5	37^th of 60 public high schools	38.3%		25.3	38^th of 61 public high schools	37.7%	1	40.6	15.2	37.9	8.9	17.3	$17,318	$503	$16,815
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
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
Cranston Career & Technical Center	Public	10-12	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%)								(n/a)	50.0	6.9	49.3	15.1	36.8	$15,870	$791	$15,079
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
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%)	61.4	20^th of 60 public high schools	66.7%		64.1	19^th of 61 public high schools	68.9%	1	66.4	38.8	65.1	23.5	29.0	$14,960	$369	$14,591
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
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 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

Is Cranston High School East a good school?

Cranston High School East ranks 37^th of 60 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cranston High School East?

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

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

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