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W B Cooley & Academy Internationa

Public Grades 9-12

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 58 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 5% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

W B Cooley & Academy Internationa is a public high school in Providence serving 685 students in grades 9–12. Its results show a sharp contrast: graduation is above the state and district rates, but proficiency is low, particularly in 10th-grade ELA and math. The most important finding is that students’ proficiency rates lag substantially behind state results across the tested subjects.

Graduation is a relative strength: in 2024–25, Cooley’s rate was 87%, compared with 86% statewide and 77% in Providence. By contrast, 11th-grade ELA proficiency was 16%, versus 27% in Providence and 48% statewide; 10th-grade ELA was 15%, versus 34% and 56%. Math proficiency was reported as under 5% in both grades. Science is a brighter spot relative to Cooley’s ELA results, at 7%, but still trails Providence’s 14% and the state’s 31%. Locally, Cooley’s 10th-grade ELA result was above only one nearby school’s reported result, while its 11th-grade ELA result was higher than three nearby schools’ results. Its science result tied Bridge Academy’s, and six nearby schools reported higher exact rates.

Recent academic trends are mixed, with declines in 10th-grade ELA and math. 10th-grade ELA fell from 29% in 2022–23 to 15% in 2025–26, while 11th-grade ELA rose from 11% to 16% over that period after reaching 28% in 2023–24. Science improved from 5% to 7% between 2024–25 and 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks Cooley 55th of 58 Rhode Island schools, at the 5th percentile with 0 stars; its percentile has fallen 15 points since 2023–24. The student–teacher ratio is 13.4, the median among Cooley and 10 nearby schools, and the free/reduced-lunch rate is 83%, close to the local average of 81%. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking is notably higher than its overall ranking: 55th percentile versus 5th. Its Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking fell from the 28th percentile in 2023–24 to the 5th in 2024–25 and stayed there in 2025–26.

685

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

182 Thurbers Avenue
Providence, RI 02905

(401) 456-1781

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

African American:

12.6%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (13% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

Rhode Island avg36%

55^th of 58

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 61Providence 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	7.9	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	55 of 60	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	47 of 54	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	50 of 52	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	45 of 54	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	46 of 53	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-41 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
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
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
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
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
Central High School	Public	9-12	70 Fricker Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9111	1,050	63	16.6	82.7%	35 (3.3%)	127 (12.1%)	802 (76.4%)	42 (4.0%)	9 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.5%)	6	57^th of 58 public high schools	1.7%		7.2	57^th of 60 public high schools	5.0%		18.4	335.0	8.5	339.0	40.0	40.0	$16,475	$668	$15,807
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
Classical High School	Public	9-12	770 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9145	1,116	65	17.1	60.9%	222 (19.9%)	176 (15.8%)	559 (50.1%)	94 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.5%)	96.6	3^rd of 58 public high schools	94.8%		96.8	2^nd of 60 public high schools	96.7%	1	93.0	71.2	86.9	58.1	61.4	61.4	$13,940	$361	$13,578
Charette Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	335 Westminster St.	Providence	02903	Providence County	Charette Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 270-1183	168	10	16.8	88.1%	1 (0.6%)	54 (32.1%)	109 (64.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	11.4	49^th of 58 public high schools	15.5%		21.2	42^nd of 60 public high schools	30.0%	7	22.5	363.0	18.4	367.0	10.5	10.5	$16,230	$1,522	$14,708

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W B Cooley & Academy Internationa ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Rhode Island high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended W B Cooley & Academy Internationa.

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Students at W B Cooley & Academy Internationa are 77% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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