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Providence Career Technical

Q: Is Providence Career Technical a good school?

Providence Career Technical ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Rhode Island high schools.

Q: How many students attend Providence Career Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Providence Career Technical.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Providence Career Technical?

Students at Providence Career Technical are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 60 Rhode Island High Schools

Better than 23% of Rhode Island high schools

Summary

Providence Career Technical is a public high school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving 711 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.

Despite a relatively high per-student spending of $25,294 and a low student-to-teacher ratio, Providence Career Technical consistently ranks in the bottom half of Rhode Island high schools, typically between 45-53 out of 59-61 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 30.2% in the Providence district and 51.6% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 8.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to 14.2% in the Providence district and 23.3% statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Central High School and Classical High School, have significantly higher academic performance and rankings compared to Providence Career Technical. For example, Classical High School, which is just 0.11 miles away, ranks 2nd out of 60 Rhode Island high schools and has much higher proficiency rates in subjects like science, English language arts, and mathematics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Providence Career Technical may be unique and require a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and interventions to drive meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

759

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,142

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41 Fricker street
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 456-9136

District: Providence

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

African American:

10.9%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Rhode Island average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Rhode Island average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Rhode Island avg39%

46^th of 60

Rhode Island public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	44 of 59	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	54 of 56	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	43 of 47	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.9	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.7	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2023	27.2	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.4	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.5	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	46 of 54	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	43 of 57	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	47 of 54	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Science14%

Mathematics9%-14 vs state

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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 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	21.2	42^nd of 60 public high schools	30.0%		8.7	55^th of 61 public high schools	9.8%	13	36.8		25.0											$15,322	$2,007	$13,315
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
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
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
YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	217 Westminister Street	Providence	02903	Providence County	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 273-7528	115	4	28.7	79.1%	1 (0.9%)	36 (31.3%)	74 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	6.4	58^th of 60 public high schools	3.3%		11.3	51^st of 61 public high schools	16.4%	7			9.1		7.1									$14,877		$14,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Providence Career Technical

What is the racial makeup of Providence Career Technical?

Students at Providence Career Technical are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Providence Career Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Providence Career Technical.

What district is Providence Career Technical in?

Providence

Is Providence Career Technical a good school?

Providence Career Technical ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Rhode Island high schools.

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