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Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School

Public Grades 9-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 7% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School is a public high school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 494 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.

Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Rhode Island, with only 16.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 51.6% statewide and 30.2% in Providence. The school's performance on PSAT10 and SAT tests is also consistently lower than the state and district averages across both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 66.6% to 84.0% in recent years, which is lower than the state and district averages.

The nearby schools, such as Providence Career Technical, Central High School, and Classical High School, generally outperform Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School on academic metrics, graduation rates, and student demographics. In particular, Classical High School is a top-performing school in the state, ranking 2nd-3rd out of 60-61 high schools and significantly outperforming Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School across all academic measures.

447

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,984

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Adelaide Avenue
Providence, RI 02907

(401) 456-0676

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

African American:

13.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (17% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Rhode Island average (75% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg32%

Rhode Island avg53%

56^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	7.7	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	56 of 59	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	42 of 47	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.5	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	44 of 45	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	49 of 50	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	49 of 52	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	51 of 54	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	49 of 53	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	54 of 54	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	56 of 57	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	55 of 56	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)18th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

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Schools Near Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	7.7	56^th of 60 public high schools	6.7%		6.8	59^th of 61 public high schools	3.3%	3	16.5		16.7			$19,984	$2,912	$17,072
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%)	23.2	38^th of 60 public high schools	36.7%		19.6	43^rd of 61 public high schools	29.5%	5	34.4	7.8	40.0	15.0	18.0	$19,035	$2,311	$16,723
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%)								(n/a)	50.0	6.9	49.3	15.1	36.8	$15,870	$791	$15,079
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%)	24.5	37^th of 60 public high schools	38.3%		25.3	38^th of 61 public high schools	37.7%	1	40.6	15.2	37.9	8.9	17.3	$17,318	$503	$16,815
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%)	22.3	40^th of 60 public high schools	33.3%		23.4	39^th of 61 public high schools	36.1%	1	43.2	5.5	38.2		10.8	$23,551	$2,726	$20,825
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%)	8	55^th of 60 public high schools	8.3%		12.9	49^th of 61 public high schools	19.7%	6	13.9		17.6	5.0	5.2	$28,874	$4,344	$24,530
Bridge Academy	Public	10-12	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)						$20,601	$9,581	$11,020
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
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%)	7.2	57^th of 60 public high schools	5.0%		6.8	58^th of 61 public high schools	4.9%	1	14.3	5.3	14.1		6.8	$20,274	$3,698	$16,577
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

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What district is Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School in?

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Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Rhode Island high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School?

Students at Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School are 74% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School.

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