Summary:
02905 has 10 listed schools—seven elementary, one middle, and two high schools—with district, charter, and career-technical options in the Providence area. Across the eight elementary and middle schools, average all-grades proficiency is below state results in ELA, math, and science, with math showing the largest gap. The clearest overall bright spot is Edward S. Rhodes School, which exceeds state results in all three subjects.
Rhodes posts 42.7% ELA, 38.7% math, and 41.2% science, beating state figures by 9.6, 6.8, and 10.1 percentage points. At the lower end, Roger Williams Middle has 8.5% ELA, 5.2% math, and under 5% science. There are notable grade-level exceptions: Robert L. Bailey IV reaches 44.7% in grade-3 math, while The Hope Academy reaches 52.9% in eighth-grade ELA and 37.1% in eighth-grade science. Among the high schools, Metropolitan Career Technical Center is ahead of W B Cooley & Academy Internationa on SAT ELA (33.7% versus 15.9%) and math (7% versus under 5%); both are below state results.
Recent results are mixed rather than showing a clear area-wide improvement: average ELA across the eight elementary and middle schools rose only 0.3 points, from 22.1% to 22.4%, while Rhodes gained 8.9 points in math and some schools declined. SchoolDigger ranks Rhodes at the 66th percentile statewide, up from the 49th, while Roger Williams Middle is at the 0th percentile. Similar-sized K–5 schools Rhodes and Edgewood Highland have sharply different results; their reported free/reduced-lunch rates are 45.99% and 67.39%, respectively, which is context rather than an explanation. Because schools serve different grades and high-school SAT results are a separate measure, scores are most useful alongside a child’s grade and needs.
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