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Cranston High School West

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Cranston High School West ranks 24 th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 59% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Cranston High School West is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Cranston, Rhode Island, with 1,653 students. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 95%, compared with 88% in the Cranston district and 86% statewide. The most important concern is science: proficiency fell 20 percentage points, from 44% in 2022–23 to 24% in 2025–26.

West’s strongest results are in English language arts (ELA) and math: it led the nearby schools on every reported ELA and math test. In 2025–26, 60% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT ELA, versus 48% statewide and 43% districtwide; on the 10th-grade PSAT10, the figures were 69% at West and 56% statewide. Math showed a similar local advantage: 30% of 11th graders were proficient, compared with 15% at the next-best nearby school, Pilgrim High School. Science is the weaker area against state benchmarks: 24% were proficient, below the state’s 31% and the district’s 25%. Locally, however, West ranked third in science, behind Pilgrim and Achievement First Providence H.

West remains the local leader in SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings, at 24th of 58 schools, the 59th percentile and 3 stars, although its percentile has fallen from 70 in 2022–23. Other results have been more mixed: 11th-grade SAT ELA dipped from 63% to 60% over four years, while SAT math rose from 29% to 30%; PSAT10 ELA edged up from 68% to 69%, and math fell from 36% to 35%. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Special Education Students is a notable concern: West is at the 23rd percentile for how well it serves this group, down from the 63rd percentile two years earlier. The school has the largest enrollment among the listed nearby schools and the highest reported student-teacher ratio, at 15.4; its free/reduced-lunch rate, about 36%, is the lowest reported nearby rate. These are contextual observations, not explanations for its results.

1,653

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

80 Metropolitan Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920

(401) 270-8049

District: Cranston

Feeder schools for Cranston High School West:

Elementary:	Garden City School
	George J. Peters School
	Glen Hills School
	Oak Lawn School
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	Orchard Farms Elementary School
	Stone Hill School
	Woodridge School
Middle:	Hope Highlands Middle School
	Western Hills Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Rhode Island average (43% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (86%)

✓Above the Rhode Island median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg31%

Rhode Island avg36%

24^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 41% (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	59.4	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	58.6	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.7	17 of 56	69.6%	★★★★☆
2014	52.3	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	7 of 28	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	6 of 54	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	16 of 57	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	64.2	17 of 54	68.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	22 of 57	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	20 of 54	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.8	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

African American (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

White (2026)44th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+12 vs state

Mathematics30%+7 vs state

Science24%-7 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/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 11th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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)
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
Apprenticeship Exploration School	Public, Charter	9-12	4 Sharpe Drive	Cranston	02920	Providence County	Cranston	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 270-8692	176	22	8.0	83.0%	61 (34.7%)	10 (5.7%)	89 (50.6%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	9.7	53^rd of 58 public high schools	8.6%		8	54^th of 60 public high schools	10.0%	1	26.2	339.0	11.1	357.0	7.0	7.0	$16,419		$16,419
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cranston High School West

Is Cranston High School West a good school?

Cranston High School West ranks 24^th of 58 Rhode Island high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cranston High School West?

Students at Cranston High School West are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Cranston High School West in?

Cranston

How many students attend Cranston High School West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,653 students attended Cranston High School West.

What schools feed into Cranston High School West?

Cranston High School West is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Garden City School
Elementary : George J. Peters School
Elementary : Glen Hills School
Elementary : Oak Lawn School
Elementary : Orchard Farms Elementary School
Elementary : Stone Hill School
Elementary : Woodridge School
Middle : Hope Highlands Middle School
Middle : Western Hills Middle School

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