Schools in Zip Code 02903

ZIP code 02903 has 13 listed schools: two elementary schools, one middle school and ten high schools, serving students from elementary through high school in Providence. Results vary sharply among schools, so the ZIP-code picture can conceal very different academic experiences. The clearest overall finding is that a few schools stand out above state results, while many high-school scores are substantially below them.

Classical High School is the strongest listed high school: its Grade 11 SAT proficiency was 86.9% in ELA and 58.1% in math, versus state results of 47.8% and 23.5%; it also led in science and Grade 10 PSAT10. The next-highest SAT scores were 50.6% in ELA and 15.2% in math, making the gaps 36.3 and 42.9 percentage points. Among elementary schools, Vartan Gregorian Elementary School outscored Asa Messer Elementary School in Grade 3 by 20.1 points in ELA and 25.3 in math, and in Grade 4 by 33.1 and 38.1 points. SchoolDigger ranked Vartan 32nd of 163 elementary schools and gave Classical five stars and a 3rd-of-58 ranking. At the lower end, Grade 11 SAT ELA was under 5% at Bridge Academy and Sheila Skip Nowell; Asa Messer was below state results in all four Grade 3 and 4 ELA and math comparisons.

Recent changes show improvement in one measure, not a broad rise across all schools. Among seven high schools with SAT ELA results in both years, the simple average increased 3.16 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the state result fell; five of the seven schools nevertheless scored lower than the prior year. RINI Middle College had the largest gain, 24 points, and finished at 50.6%, above the state, while its math remained below state results. Graduation rates offer another distinction: Trinity Academy Performing Art reported 100%, but its SAT ELA was 39.3%; RINI had above-state ELA but a 78% graduation rate. Enrollment, student–teacher ratios and free/reduced-lunch rates also differ, but do not neatly track test results. These findings are based on reported school results, and averages are not weighted by enrollment.