Urban Collaborative Program

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Providence, Rhode Island

Urban Collaborative Program in Providence, Rhode Island enrolled 145 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Rhode Island middle-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, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%).

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

131 students in 2022-23, 132 students in 2023-24, 145 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 14.0.

Students enrolled at Urban Collaborative Program by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 132, 2024-25: 1450501001502022-231312023-241322024-25145
Students enrolled at Urban Collaborative Program by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 132, 2024-25: 1450501001502022-231312023-241322024-25145
Students enrolled at Urban Collaborative Program by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 132, 2024-25: 1450501001502022-231312023-241322024-25145
Students enrolled at Urban Collaborative Program by school year2022-23: 131, 2023-24: 132, 2024-25: 1450501001502022-231312023-241322024-25145
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313111.011.9
2023-2413213.010.2
2024-2514514.010.4

10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Rhode Island middle schools

Among the 57 Rhode Island middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; This school 10.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; This school 10.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; This school 10.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Rhode Island middle schools, 2024-2557 values from 9.0 to 20.3; This school 10.4; state median 12.4.1 more above 17.5 →7.51012.51517.5students per full-time teacherThis school 10.4state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

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 119 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Urban Collaborative Program enrolled 119 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 119 of the 119 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent81.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.5% of students were Hispanic, 20.7% Black, 6.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic65.5%
  2. Black20.7%
  3. White6.2%
  4. American Indian2.8%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. Two or more races1.4%
  7. Pacific Islander1.4%

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 Urban Collaborative Program scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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, 2021-225% or less5% or less33.1%
Math, 2022-235% or less5% or less (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%

All public schools in Providence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Urban Collaborative Program

  1. Providence Preparatory CharterThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 244 students, 26.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. West Broadway Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 516 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Urban Collaborative Program with Providence Preparatory CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Urban Collaborative spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandUrban Collaborative Program is the number 57 by size of 58 Rhode Island middle schools open in 2024-25.#57 of 58
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for middle schools.10.4:1
  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 Urban Collaborative Program

  1. How many students attend Urban Collaborative Program?
    145 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 131 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Providence, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Urban Collaborative Program?
    10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for middle schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Urban Collaborative Program a Title I school?
    Urban Collaborative Program ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Urban Collaborative Program do on state tests?
    The students tested at Urban Collaborative Program scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 Urban Collaborative Program in?
    Urban Collaborative, NCES district ID 4400005. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440000500271 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