Enrollment
115
Rhode Island · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Providence, RI
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy
Federal NCES profile for Youthbuild Preparatory Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 440120200544
115 students enrolled
School address
District: Youthbuild Preparatory Academy · Rhode Island
NCES ID 440120200544 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
92.1%
vs 39.6% Rhode Island avg
+133% vs state
What stands out at Youthbuild Preparatory Academy
No single support indicator dominates
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy is a high-poverty, small high school in Providence, Rhode Island, enrolling 115 students.
Economic need is high: 92.1% of students qualify for free meals, 133% above the Rhode Island average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Rhode Island schools, with 115 enrolled.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (64%) and African American (31%) (diversity index 49/100).
Among Providence's high schools, it stands alongside Classical High School (1,116 students): Youthbuild Preparatory Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy operates only this one school, so Youthbuild Preparatory Academy has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 115 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Rhode Island's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Youthbuild Preparatory Academy compares
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy on the metrics families compare, against Rhode Island and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Rhode Island | Rhode Island avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 92.1% | ▲ 133% | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 115 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
115
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
92.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 133% above the Rhode Island average of 39.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 64.3%
African American 31.3%
Two or More 3.5%
White 0.9%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 64.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.7, Youthbuild Preparatory Academy is about as mixed as the Rhode Island school average of 47.0.
Similar high schools in Providence
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Classical High School
Standard public school
1,116 students 17.4:1 students per teacher
Central High School
Standard public school
1,050 students 13.3:1 students per teacher
Mount Pleasant High
Standard public school
997 students 13.1:1 students per teacher
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr
Vocational / career-technical school
817 students 13.6:1 students per teacher
Hope High School
Standard public school
775 students 10.5:1 students per teacher
Providence Career Technical
Vocational / career-technical school
759 students 10.8:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Rhode Island, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
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Frequently asked questions about Youthbuild Preparatory Academy
How many students attend Youthbuild Preparatory Academy?
Youthbuild Preparatory Academy has 115 students enrolled. It is a high school in Providence, RI.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Youthbuild Preparatory Academy?
92.1% of students at Youthbuild Preparatory Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Rhode Island average of 39.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Youthbuild Preparatory Academy?
The largest demographic group at Youthbuild Preparatory Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 64.3% of enrollment, in Providence, RI.
What other schools are in Youthbuild Preparatory Academy?
None reported; Youthbuild Preparatory Academy operates only Youthbuild Preparatory Academy as a public school district in NCES's records.
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