Providence Preparatory Charter

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Preparatory Charter in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 244 students in 2024-25. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).

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

Enrollment rose 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

175 students in 2022-23, 225 students in 2023-24, 244 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Providence Preparatory Charter by school year2022-23: 175, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-231752023-242252024-25244
Students enrolled at Providence Preparatory Charter by school year2022-23: 175, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-231752023-242252024-25244
Students enrolled at Providence Preparatory Charter by school year2022-23: 175, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-231752023-242252024-25244
Students enrolled at Providence Preparatory Charter by school year2022-23: 175, 2023-24: 225, 2024-25: 24401002003002022-231752023-242252024-25244
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231756.526.9
2023-242251.0225.0
2024-25244not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Providence Preparatory Charter enrolled 95 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent38.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.1% of students were Hispanic, 27.0% Black, 5.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.1%
  2. Black27.0%
  3. White5.7%
  4. American Indian2.0%
  5. Asian1.6%
  6. Two or more races0.4%

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 Providence Preparatory Charter scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2215‑19%15‑19%33.1%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%20‑24% (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.

Middle schools in Providence

11 public middle schools in Providence report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Governor Christopher DelSesto81817.078.7%
Nathanael Greene Middle81515.177.3%
Roger Williams Middle78614.682.4%
Nathan Bishop Middle71916.371.2%
Gilbert Stuart Middle School68312.582.7%
West Broadway Middle School51615.678.1%
AF Providence Mayoral Middle40514.070.1%
Esek Hopkins Middle39814.783.4%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Providence Preparatory Charter

  1. West Broadway Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 516 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Paul Cuffee Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 189 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Providence Preparatory Charter with West Broadway Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Providence Preparatory Charter spends per student$23,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,371
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandProvidence Preparatory Charter is the number 53 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 58
  6. 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 Providence Preparatory Charter

  1. How many students attend Providence Preparatory Charter?
    244 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 175 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Providence, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Providence Preparatory Charter?
    26.9 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Providence Preparatory Charter a Title I school?
    Providence Preparatory Charter ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Providence Preparatory Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Providence Preparatory Charter scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 district is Providence Preparatory Charter in?
    Providence Preparatory Charter, NCES district ID 4400039. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440003900541 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
  • 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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