Cranston High School West
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cranston, Rhode Island
Cranston High School West in Cranston, Rhode Island enrolled 1,653 students in 2024-25 with 107.0 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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% (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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,715 students in 2022-23, 1,698 students in 2023-24, 1,653 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 108.9 to 107.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,715 | 108.9 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,698 | 109.0 | 15.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,653 | 107.0 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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.
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).
9 AP courses and one counselor per 255 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cranston High School West enrolled 1,684 students and had 6.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses9
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.6, one per 255 of the 1,684 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions40
- Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.9% of students were White, 21.9% Hispanic, 6.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- White62.9%
- Hispanic21.9%
- Asian6.8%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Black3.5%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Cranston High School West scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58% | 34% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 21% (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% of the 412 students in Cranston High School West'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.
| This school | Its district | Rhode Island | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% | 87% | 84.1% |
| Students in the class | 412 | 898 | 11,062 |
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 Cranston
3 public high schools in Cranston report 2024-25 enrollment; Cranston High School West is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston High School West | 1,653 | 15.4 | 27.3% |
| Cranston High School East | 1,525 | 13.1 | 58.6% |
| NEL/CPS Construction Career | 176 | 8.0 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cranston High School West
- Cranston High School EastThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,525 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- NEL/CPS Construction CareerThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 176 students, 8.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Cranston High School West with Cranston High School EastStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Cranston spends per student$18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,884
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandCranston High School West is the number 2 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 59
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.15.4:1
- 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 Cranston High School West
How many students attend Cranston High School West?
1,653 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,715 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cranston, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cranston High School West?
15.4 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.Is Cranston High School West a Title I school?
Cranston High School West was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cranston High School West do on state tests?
The students tested at Cranston High School West scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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.What is the graduation rate at Cranston High School West?
95% of the 412 students in Cranston High School West'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.What district is Cranston High School West in?
Cranston, NCES district ID 4400240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440024000045 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.