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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02903


At a glance
12
Schools
4,867
Students
8
Districts
1
5-star school
Top rankedClassical High School2nd of 60 Rhode Island high schools
Biggest riser
Charette Charter School up 13 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Trinity Academy Performing Art 9.3 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
Urban Collaborative Program
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
2★
1★
0★
2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The 02903 zip code of Providence, Rhode Island is home to 12 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 10 high schools, both public and public charter. This diverse educational landscape serves the local community, with a range of academic performance and resources across the schools.

Among the standout schools in the area are Classical High School, which is ranked among the top 3 high schools in the state, and Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, which ranks in the top 25 elementary schools in Rhode Island. These schools demonstrate exceptional performance on state assessments, with over 90% of 11th graders at Classical High School proficient in English Language Arts and 68% proficient in Mathematics. In contrast, other schools in the 02903 zip code, such as Central High School and Urban Collaborative Program, have significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the stark disparities in academic achievement within the same community.

The data also reveals a wide range in school resources, with spending per student varying from $13,815 at YouthBuild Preparatory Academy to $26,448 at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School. This suggests that the educational opportunities available to students in the 02903 zip code may be heavily influenced by the resources and funding allocated to their respective schools, contributing to the observed differences in academic performance.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Rhode Island Department of Education.

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