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Apprenticeship Exploration School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 9% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Apprenticeship Exploration School is a small public high school in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving 176 students in grades 9–12; the nearby high schools are generally much larger. In 2025–26, the school’s results were below the state and Cranston district in every reported tested subject. The clearest concern is math: proficiency was under 5% on both the 10th-grade PSAT10 and 11th-grade SAT.

Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to its benchmarks, but results remain low: all-grades proficiency was 7%, 18 points below the district and 24 points below the state, and third-lowest among the eight nearby schools. English results were further behind. The 11th-grade SAT English Language Arts result was 11%—32 points below the district and 37 below the state—while 10th-grade PSAT10 English was 26%, 30 points below both benchmarks. Math was weaker still: the 11th-grade result of under 5% was more than 15 points below the district and more than 18.5 points below the state. Nearby schools’ math results include bounds too, so the school’s exact position among the lowest cannot be determined.

SchoolDigger gives the school 1 star and ranks it in the 9th percentile statewide, 53rd of 58 schools; its percentile fell 11 points from 2021–22. Graduation offers a more positive recent result: the rate rose from 69.7% in 2021–22 to 86.2% in 2024–25, slightly above the state’s 85.5%, though only one nearby school had a lower rate. The school’s student–teacher ratio was 8, compared with a nearby-school average of about 12.6; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 83%, versus a nearby average of about 64%. In SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves particular groups, the female-student ranking fell from the 29th to the 10th percentile, and the low-socioeconomic-status-student ranking fell from the 26th to the 9th percentile.

176

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

83.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4 Sharpe Drive
Cranston, RI 02920

(401) 270-8692

District: Cranston

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

White:

34.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 20th percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (15% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 20th-percentile peak (2022) to 9th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg31%

Rhode Island avg36%

53^rd of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 9% (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	9.7	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	50 of 61	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.6	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	38 of 53	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-37 vs state

Science7%-24 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
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
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 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
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
Toll Gate High School	Public	9-12	575 Centerville Road	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 734-3300	1,104	92	12.0	45.9%	827 (74.9%)	35 (3.2%)	150 (13.6%)	41 (3.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.9%)	35.3	31^st of 58 public high schools	46.6%		38.8	32^nd of 60 public high schools	46.7%	1	55.3	22.6	38.1	10.2	27.1	27.1	$25,451	$1,136	$24,315
Warwick Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	575 Centerville Road-Bldg. 5	Warwick	02886	Kent County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 734-3150	0	21	.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
West Warwick High School	Public	9-12	1 Webster Knight Drive	West Warwick	02893	Kent County	West Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 821-6596	1,081	83	13.0	56.1%	686 (63.5%)	75 (6.9%)	228 (21.1%)	23 (2.1%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	35.2	32^nd of 58 public high schools	44.8%		40.8	31^st of 60 public high schools	48.3%	1	55.4	20.3	42.3	12.6	23.2	23.2	$16,769	$560	$16,209
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Apprenticeship Exploration School

What district is Apprenticeship Exploration School in?

Cranston

What is the racial makeup of Apprenticeship Exploration School?

Students at Apprenticeship Exploration School are 51% Hispanic, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Apprenticeship Exploration School a good school?

Apprenticeship Exploration School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Rhode Island high schools.

How many students attend Apprenticeship Exploration School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Apprenticeship Exploration School.

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