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William E. Tolman High

Q: Is William E. Tolman High a good school?

William E. Tolman High ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Rhode Island high schools.

Q: How many students attend William E. Tolman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended William E. Tolman High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William E. Tolman High?

Students at William E. Tolman High are 38% Hispanic, 25% African American, 23% White, 7% Not Specified, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into William E. Tolman High?

William E. Tolman High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Agnes E. Little School Elementary : Cunningham School Elementary : Curvin-McCabe School Elementary : Fallon Memorial School Elementary : Flora S. Curtis School Elementary : Potter-Burns School Middle : Joseph Jenks Middle School Middle : Lyman B. Goff Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 17% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

William E. Tolman High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Pawtucket, with 995 students. Its most urgent concern is mathematics: fewer than 5% of students were proficient in both grade 10 PSAT10 math and grade 11 SAT math, compared with 29% statewide in grade 10 and 24% statewide in grade 11. Pawtucket’s district results were also low, at 8% and 6%, respectively, but still above Tolman’s reported results. Math proficiency is under 5% in both tested grades.

Tolman’s strongest subject relative to the state is science, though its result is still low: 12% were proficient, compared with 31% statewide and 15% in the district. In English language arts, Tolman was below the state in both grade 10 (18%, versus 56%) and grade 11 (23%, versus 48%). Its local standing varied by grade: grade 10 ELA was higher than at four nearby schools and lower than at five, while grade 11 ELA was higher than at five and lower than at four. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 70%, below Pawtucket’s 74% and the state’s 86%.

Recent trends show a notable drop in grade 10 ELA: proficiency fell from 29% in 2022–23 to 18% in 2025–26, while grade 11 SAT ELA changed less, from 24% to 23%. Tolman’s SchoolDigger rating remains 1 star; its percentile is 17, up from 12 in 2015–16 but down from a high of 27 in 2020–21. The school has the largest enrollment among nearby high schools and a student-teacher ratio of 14.6, compared with a nearby-school average of about 12. Its free/reduced-lunch rate is 71%, below the nearby average of 77%; this is context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Hispanic students fell from the 30th percentile in 2023–24 to the 7th in 2025–26. Its measure for Special Education students is at the 0th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile.

995

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

150 Exchange Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

(401) 729-6400

District: Pawtucket

Feeder schools for William E. Tolman High:

Elementary:	Agnes E. Little School
	Cunningham School
	Curvin-McCabe School
	Fallon Memorial School
	More...
	Flora S. Curtis School
	Potter-Burns School
Middle:	Joseph Jenks Middle School
	Lyman B. Goff Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.6%

African American:

25.1%

White:

23.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 27th percentile in 2021 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (18% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Rhode Island average (70% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg15%

Rhode Island avg36%

48^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 61Pawtucket 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	12.6	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	46 of 59	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.5	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.3	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	48 of 58	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	44 of 54	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	47 of 57	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-25 vs state

Science12%-19 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)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)				RICAS Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NGSA Science 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
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%)	12.6	48^th of 58 public high schools	17.2%		12.8	50^th of 60 public high schools	16.7%	2	18.3	351.0	22.5	370.0		12.0	12.0									$15,402	$1,368	$14,034
Jacqueline M. Walsh School	Public	9-12	723 Central Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	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%)	73	15^th of 58 public high schools	74.1%		76.7	13^th of 60 public high schools	78.3%	2	81.3	35.4	70.5	25.0		52.3	52.3									$17,088	$926	$16,162
Central Falls Senior High	Public	9-12	10 Higginson Ave.	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%)	14.7	46^th of 58 public high schools	20.7%		8.5	52^nd of 60 public high schools	13.3%	6	16.9	347.0	18.4	6.4		21.6	21.6									$18,305	$2,149	$16,156
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%)	23.5	40^th of 58 public high schools	31.0%		19	44^th of 60 public high schools	26.7%	4	42.0	19.3	26.5	14.5		14.3	14.3									$14,735	$839	$13,897
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%)	6.7	56^th of 58 public high schools	3.4%		8.2	53^rd of 60 public high schools	11.7%	3	13.9	343.0	11.4	359.0		6.3	6.3									$16,518	$1,187	$15,332
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%)	51.5	27^th of 58 public high schools	53.4%		54.7	28^th of 60 public high schools	53.3%	1	54.8	35.6	50.0	22.4		30.0	30.0									$15,957	$617	$15,340
Aventure Academy	Public	9-12	425 Branch Avenue	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%)								(n/a)	279.0	266.0	341.0	300.0		38.0	38.0									$24,803	$346	$24,457
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%)	8	54^th of 58 public high schools	6.9%		9.5	51^st of 60 public high schools	15.0%	3	16.9	341.0	15.0	360.0		6.5	6.5									$19,034	$637	$18,397
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%)	9.8	52^nd of 58 public high schools	10.3%		13	48^th of 60 public high schools	20.0%	4	15.7	319.0	15.5	353.0		11.8	11.8									$20,612	$799	$19,813
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%)	32.3	33^rd of 58 public high schools	43.1%		30.3	34^th of 60 public high schools	43.3%	1	51.0	17.6	41.7	13.9	19.6	20.0	19.8	5.6	10.6	16.4	10.9	21.2	15.4	17.9	17.9

Frequently Asked Questions about William E. Tolman High

What is the racial makeup of William E. Tolman High?

Students at William E. Tolman High are 38% Hispanic, 25% African American, 23% White, 7% Not Specified, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into William E. Tolman High?

William E. Tolman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Agnes E. Little School
Elementary : Cunningham School
Elementary : Curvin-McCabe School
Elementary : Fallon Memorial School
Elementary : Flora S. Curtis School
Elementary : Potter-Burns School
Middle : Joseph Jenks Middle School
Middle : Lyman B. Goff Middle School

Is William E. Tolman High a good school?

William E. Tolman High ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Rhode Island high schools.

What district is William E. Tolman High in?

Pawtucket

How many students attend William E. Tolman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended William E. Tolman High.

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