Classical High School

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

Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 1,116 students in 2024-25 with 65.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 83% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

1,113 students in 2022-23, 1,119 students in 2023-24, 1,116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.0 to 65.0.

Students enrolled at Classical High School by school year2022-23: 1,113, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1132023-241,1192024-251,116
Students enrolled at Classical High School by school year2022-23: 1,113, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1132023-241,1192024-251,116
Students enrolled at Classical High School by school year2022-23: 1,113, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1132023-241,1192024-251,116
Students enrolled at Classical High School by school year2022-23: 1,113, 2023-24: 1,119, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1132023-241,1192024-251,116
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,11364.017.4
2023-241,11963.017.8
2024-251,11665.017.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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; Classical High School 17.2; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClassical High School 17.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; Classical High School 17.2; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClassical High School 17.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; Classical High School 17.2; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClassical High School 17.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; Classical High School 17.2; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClassical High School 17.2state 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).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 368 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Classical High School enrolled 1,103 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 368 of the 1,103 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.5% of students were Hispanic, 20.1% White, 15.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic50.5%
  2. White20.1%
  3. Black15.9%
  4. Asian8.5%
  5. Two or more races4.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Classical High School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% 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, 2021-2283%15%33.1%
Math, 2022-2358%10% (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

99% or more of the 272 students in Classical High School'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 rate99% or more77%84.1%
Students in the class2721,80311,062

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 Providence

19 public high schools in Providence report 2024-25 enrollment; Classical High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Classical High School1,11617.249.9%
Central High School1,05016.772.5%
Mount Pleasant High99716.179.6%
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr81711.761.7%
Hope High School77512.375.2%
Providence Career Technical75912.273.3%
W B Cooley & Acad Internationa68513.472.8%
RINI Middle College46212.271.0%

All public schools in Providence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Classical High School

  1. Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,050 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Providence Career TechnicalThe next nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 759 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  3. Compare Classical High School with Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Providence spends per student$24,733 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,733
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandClassical High School is the number 9 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 59
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.17.2:1
  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 Classical High School

  1. How many students attend Classical High School?
    1,116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,113 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Providence, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Classical High School?
    17.2 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 Classical High School a Title I school?
    Classical High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Classical High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Classical High School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% 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 Classical High School?
    99% or more of the 272 students in Classical High School'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 Classical High School in?
    Providence, NCES district ID 4400900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440090000218 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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