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Mount Pleasant High

Q: Is Mount Pleasant High a good school?

Mount Pleasant High ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Rhode Island high schools.

Q: How many students attend Mount Pleasant High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended Mount Pleasant High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant High?

Students at Mount Pleasant High are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 2% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Mount Pleasant High is a public high school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 1,113 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Providence School District, which is ranked 50 out of 60 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Pleasant High has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Rhode Island high schools, with rankings ranging from 46 to 60 out of 56-61 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance. This is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as male students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank 57th or 58th out of 57-58 Rhode Island high schools. The school also struggles with low proficiency rates, with only 13% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.6% statewide and 30.2% in the Providence district. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 83.4% in 2021-2022 to 66.1% in 2022-2023, well below the state average.

When comparing Mount Pleasant High to nearby schools, the contrast is stark. Classical High School, only 2.26 miles away, ranks 2nd out of 60 Rhode Island high schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. Some nearby charter schools, such as Times2 Middle/High School and Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, also outperform Mount Pleasant High despite serving similar student populations. Despite the school's high spending levels, ranging from $17,325 to $18,661 per student, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.6, these investments do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

997

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,652

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908

(401) 456-9181

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.3%

African American:

13.8%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (12% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Rhode Island average (71% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg32%

Rhode Island avg53%

59^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10High Schools in the Providence

50^th of 60Providence 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
2025	5.4	59 of 60	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	47 of 47	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.5	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	51 of 54	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	54 of 54	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2023	5.7	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)14th percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

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Schools Near Mount Pleasant High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	NGSA Science (2025)	RICAS English Language Arts (2025)					RICAS Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue	Providence	02908	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9181	997	62	16.0	89.8%	47 (4.7%)	138 (13.8%)	721 (72.3%)	37 (3.7%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.9%)	5.4	59^th of 60 public high schools	1.7%		5.6	60^th of 61 public high schools	1.6%	1	11.5		13.0													$21,652	$3,260	$18,392
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%)	9.5	51^st of 60 public high schools	15.0%		10.4	52^nd of 61 public high schools	14.8%	1	16.0		21.4	6.0	6.1											$24,960	$3,845	$21,116
North Providence High	Public	9-12	1828 Mineral Spring Avenue	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1150	1,085	85	12.7	52.4%	482 (44.4%)	167 (15.4%)	318 (29.3%)	48 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.0%)	60.1	22^nd of 60 public high schools	63.3%		61.5	21^st of 61 public high schools	65.6%	1	58.9	40.7	50.6	30.3	31.4											$20,186	$704	$19,482
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%)	30.3	34^th of 60 public high schools	43.3%		36.7	32^nd of 61 public high schools	47.5%	2	45.2	21.4	46.0	10.0	20.0		7.8	9.4	17.2	11.5		10.8	7.8	13.8	10.8	$15,315	$228	$15,086
Aventure Academy	Public	9-12	425 Branch ave.	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%)	3.9	60^th of 60 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	9.5		8.1													$25,898	$3,528	$22,370
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%)	17.2	46^th of 60 public high schools	23.3%		17	45^th of 61 public high schools	26.2%	1	34.7	9.5	27.7	8.9	13.5											$26,142	$4,690	$21,452
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%)	96.8	2^nd of 60 public high schools	96.7%		95.9	3^rd of 61 public high schools	95.1%	1	89.6	69.2	90.9	68.1	59.6											$15,035	$1,884	$13,150
Trinity Academy Performing Art	Public, Charter	5-12	275 Westminster Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 432-7881	234	25	9.3	81.2%	8 (3.4%)	34 (14.5%)	178 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	23.2	39^th of 60 public high schools	35.0%		28.9	37^th of 61 public high schools	39.3%	2	32.4		41.2	11.8	17.3	26.3		10.3	10.5	16.2	18.9		6.5	7.5	11.1	$17,003	$1,738	$15,265
RINI Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Washington Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 680-4900	462	38	12.1	84.2%	19 (4.1%)	101 (21.9%)	309 (66.9%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	21.1	43^rd of 60 public high schools	28.3%		15.8	46^th of 61 public high schools	24.6%	3	51.1	8.5	26.6	5.3	13.8											$15,522	$1,756	$13,766
Sheila Skip Nowell	Public	9-12	150 Washington Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 751-0405	187	15	12.4	99.5%	21 (11.2%)	29 (15.5%)	125 (66.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)	6.7															$24,004	$7,386	$16,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Pleasant High

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Providence

Is Mount Pleasant High a good school?

Mount Pleasant High ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Rhode Island high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant High?

Students at Mount Pleasant High are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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How many students attend Mount Pleasant High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended Mount Pleasant High.

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