Central High School in Providence RI

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Compare Details Central High School ranks worse than 89.8% of high schools in Rhode Island. It also ranks 6^th among 9 ranked high schools in the Providence School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.98. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Central High School has the largest high school student body size in the Providence School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.9%), African American (14.8%), Asian (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central High School is 13.8. 7 high schools in the Providence School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Central High School employs 86.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central High School is $14,386. 5 high schools in the Providence School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central High School 53^rd of 59 Rhode Island public high schools. (See Central High School in the ranking list.)

Providence:

SchoolDigger ranks Providence 52^nd of 57 Rhode Island school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	RI State Percentile
2009	6.02	47^th	49	4.1%
2010	9.22	46^th	50	8.0%
2011	9.53	40^th	45	11.1%
2012	7.40	42^nd	45	6.7%
2013	9.07	41^st	45	8.9%
2014	6.71	44^th	47	6.4%
2015	23.05	47^th	56	16.1%
2016	30.93	42^nd	57	26.3%
2017	16.76	51^st	56	8.9%
2018	9.90	51^st	57	10.5%
2019	9.77	51^st	59	13.6%
2021	8.98	53^rd	59	10.2%

Data source: test scores: Rhode Island Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Rhode Island Department of Education

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by a student
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

As a student at Central High School, I would have to say i like this school. Since they have renovated the building the school looks like an actual school.(Had to be at Central previous to the renovation to know what i am talking about) The teachers a cool and most are funny and are there to help you. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Central High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	664	497	231	539	6	n/a	n/a	0	1937
1989	578	464	271	564	7	n/a	n/a	0	1884
1990	528	474	306	597	7	n/a	n/a	0	1912
1991	390	409	239	579	5	n/a	n/a	0	1622
1992	352	426	202	668	4	n/a	n/a	0	1652
1993	355	474	186	772	5	n/a	n/a	0	1792
1994	300	443	184	836	8	n/a	n/a	0	1771
1995	275	399	220	976	11	n/a	n/a	0	1881
1996	275	399	220	976	11	n/a	n/a	0	1881
1997	306	434	277	987	16	n/a	n/a	-1	2019
1998	213	384	282	1011	9	n/a	n/a	0	1899
1999	173	362	223	972	8	n/a	n/a	0	1738
2000	169	358	225	954	10	n/a	n/a	0	1716
2001	144	358	211	909	16	n/a	n/a	0	1638
2002	168	411	210	884	21	n/a	n/a	0	1694
2003	168	411	210	884	21	n/a	n/a	0	1694
2004	132	382	209	913	15	n/a	n/a	0	1651
2005	141	331	200	952	12	n/a	n/a	0	1636
2006	125	331	163	1016	12	n/a	n/a	0	1647
2007	88	275	143	883	9	n/a	n/a	0	1398
2008	77	247	119	781	12	n/a	n/a	0	1236
2009	67	241	106	753	10	n/a	n/a	0	1177
2010	67	234	104	792	7	n/a	n/a	0	1204
2011	36	214	99	780	6	1	25	0	1161
2012	36	181	92	764	4	1	29	0	1107
2013	36	173	86	775	8	1	22	0	1101
2014	53	179	90	763	12	0	15	0	1112
2015	52	152	91	768	10	2	12	0	1087
2016	50	161	73	759	7	2	13	0	1065
2017	60	167	68	778	7	2	16	0	1098
2018	61	177	72	872	8	5	26	0	1221
2019	40	179	63	881	7	2	31	0	1203
2020	44	173	66	877	7	0	48	0	1215
2021	44	177	62	863	11	1	42	0	1200

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1937	n/a	n/a	18.7
1989	1884	n/a	n/a	21.2
1990	1912	n/a	n/a	25.9
1991	1622	103.9	15.6	25.6
1992	1652	99.0	16.6	30.2
1993	1792	110.2	16.3	27.8
1994	1771	103.0	17.2	35.3
1995	1881	114.0	16.5	28.5
1996	1881	114.0	16.5	28.5
1997	2019	136.2	14.8	37.6
1998	1899	126.8	15.0	28.6
1999	1738	129.5	13.4	33.1
2000	1716	123.0	14.0	37.6
2001	1638	108.4	15.1	55.9
2002	1694	n/a	n/a	58.9
2003	1694	n/a	n/a	58.9
2004	1651	104.0	15.9	79.3
2005	1636	120.0	13.6	62.5
2006	1647	125.0	13.2	71.1
2007	1398	91.0	15.4	60.8
2008	1236	72.0	17.2	81.1
2009	1177	78.2	12.5	85.8
2010	1204	75.8	15.8	84.5
2011	1161	77.6	14.9	80
2012	1107	70.0	15.8	82.1
2013	1101	66.5	16.5	83.7
2014	1112	68.0	16.3	81.8
2015	1087	71.0	15.3	78
2016	1065	85.0	12.5	77.8
2017	1098	79.0	13.8	91.5
2018	1221	88.5	13.7	91.8
2019	1203	89.0	13.5	88.2
2020	1215	83.5	14.5	88.7
2021	1200	86.8	13.8	86.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1937	n/a	n/a	18.7
1989	1884	n/a	n/a	21.2
1990	1912	n/a	n/a	25.9
1991	1622	103.9	15.6	25.6
1992	1652	99.0	16.6	30.2
1993	1792	110.2	16.3	27.8
1994	1771	103.0	17.2	35.3
1995	1881	114.0	16.5	28.5
1996	1881	114.0	16.5	28.5
1997	2019	136.2	14.8	37.6
1998	1899	126.8	15.0	28.6
1999	1738	129.5	13.4	33.1
2000	1716	123.0	14.0	37.6
2001	1638	108.4	15.1	55.9
2002	1694	n/a	n/a	58.9
2003	1694	n/a	n/a	58.9
2004	1651	104.0	15.9	79.3
2005	1636	120.0	13.6	62.5
2006	1647	125.0	13.2	71.1
2007	1398	91.0	15.4	60.8
2008	1236	72.0	17.2	81.1
2009	1177	78.2	12.5	85.8
2010	1204	75.8	15.8	84.5
2011	1161	77.6	14.9	80
2012	1107	70.0	15.8	82.1
2013	1101	66.5	16.5	83.7
2014	1112	68.0	16.3	81.8
2015	1087	71.0	15.3	78
2016	1065	85.0	12.5	77.8
2017	1098	79.0	13.8	91.5
2018	1221	88.5	13.7	91.8
2019	1203	89.0	13.5	88.2
2020	1215	83.5	14.5	88.7
2021	1200	86.8	13.8	86.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$633 (4.4%)	$13,753 (95.6%)	$14,386

Data source: Rhode Island Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 51^st of 59 High schools	Ranks 53^rd of 59 High schools	3.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Central High School)	25.8	22.9	2.9%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Providence)	37.9	37.7	0.2%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island)	60.1	59.6	0.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Central High School)	12.5	12.3	0.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Providence)	25.5	29.7	4.2%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Rhode Island)	50.5	48.3	2.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1203	1200	0.2%
African American	179	177	1.1%
American Indian	7	11	57.1%
Asian	63	62	1.6%
Hispanic	881	863	2%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
Two or More Races	31	42	35.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	88.2%	86.1%	2.1%

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