Blackstone Academy Charter

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Blackstone Academy Charter in Pawtucket, Rhode Island enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Rhode Island: 84.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

351 students in 2022-23, 345 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.8 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Blackstone Academy Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233512023-243452024-25357
Students enrolled at Blackstone Academy Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233512023-243452024-25357
Students enrolled at Blackstone Academy Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233512023-243452024-25357
Students enrolled at Blackstone Academy Charter by school year2022-23: 351, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 35701002003004002022-233512023-243452024-25357
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335127.812.6
2023-2434528.012.3
2024-2535725.014.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Rhode Island high schools

Among the 59 Rhode Island high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 14.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 14.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 14.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 14.3; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 114 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blackstone Academy Charter enrolled 342 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 114 of the 342 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.1% of students were Hispanic, 20.2% Black, 7.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.1%
  2. Black20.2%
  3. White7.3%
  4. Two or more races6.4%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blackstone Academy Charter scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%20‑24%33.1%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%6‑9% (2021-22)28.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 85 students in Blackstone Academy Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtRhode Island
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more84.1%
Students in the class858511,062

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Pawtucket

4 public high schools in Pawtucket report 2024-25 enrollment; Blackstone Academy Charter is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
William E. Tolman High99514.659.9%
Charles E. Shea High School77013.370.6%
Blackstone Academy Charter35714.364.7%
Jacqueline M. Walsh School17310.835.3%

All public schools in Pawtucket →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blackstone Academy Charter

  1. Charles E. Shea High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 770 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. William E. Tolman HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 995 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Blackstone Academy Charter with Charles E. Shea High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blackstone Academy spends per student$19,667 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,667
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandBlackstone Academy Charter is the number 47 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 59
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blackstone Academy Charter

  1. How many students attend Blackstone Academy Charter?
    357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 351 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pawtucket, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackstone Academy Charter?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for high schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blackstone Academy Charter a Title I school?
    Blackstone Academy Charter ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blackstone Academy Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blackstone Academy Charter scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Blackstone Academy Charter?
    95% or more of the 85 students in Blackstone Academy Charter's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Blackstone Academy Charter in?
    Blackstone Academy, NCES district ID 4400036. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440003600246 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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