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The highest-poverty public schools in Rhode Island

296 public schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Urban Collaborative Program leads the list at 100%, against a median of 52.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

296

Rhode Island

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

52.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Urban Collaborative Program	Providence, RI	Urban Collaborative	Middle	145	100%
2	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	Middle	244	99.6%
3	Sheila Skip Nowell	Providence, RI	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	High	187	99.5%
4	Raices Dual Language Academy	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	206	96.6%
5	Central Falls Sr High	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	High	788	94.9%
6	Veterans Memorial Elementary	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	406	94.3%
7	George J. West El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	502	93.4%
8	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Middle	476	93.3%
9	Cunningham School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	355	93.2%
10	Segue Inst for Learning	Central Falls, RI	Segue Institute for Learning	Elementary	359	92.8%
11	Paul Cuffee Upper School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	High	243	90.5%
12	Alfred Lima Sr. El School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	662	90.5%
13	Ella Risk School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	414	90.1%
14	Nathanael Greene Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	815	90.1%
15	Mary E. Fogarty El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	430	90.0%
16	Reservoir Avenue School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	289	90.0%
17	Paul Cuffee Middle School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Middle	189	89.9%
18	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	786	89.8%
19	Mount Pleasant High	Providence, RI	Providence	High	997	89.8%
20	The Learning Community	Central Falls, RI	Learning Community	Elementary	569	89.6%
21	West Broadway Middle School	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	516	89.5%
22	Harry Kizirian Elementary	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	434	89.4%
23	Robert L. Bailey IV	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	444	89.0%
24	Esek Hopkins Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	398	88.9%
25	William D'Abate Elem. School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	398	88.7%
26	Gladstone Street School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Elementary	402	88.6%
27	Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Cranston, RI	Cranston	Middle	527	88.2%
28	Charette Charter School	Providence, RI	Charette Charter	High	168	88.1%
29	Governor Christopher DelSesto	Providence, RI	Providence	Middle	818	87.8%
30	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Warren, RI	Highlander	High	340	87.4%
31	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Middle	590	86.9%
32	Providence Career Technical	Providence, RI	Providence	High	759	86.8%
33	Paul Cuffee Lower School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Elementary	358	86.3%
34	Henry J. Winters School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	550	86.2%
35	Leviton Dual Language School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	288	86.1%
36	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	Middle	405	85.9%
37	Frank D. Spaziano Elem School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	588	85.9%
38	G. Harold Hunt School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	Elementary	162	85.8%
39	Lillian Feinstein El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	429	85.5%
40	Aventure Academy	Providence, RI	Providence	High	227	85.5%
41	Times2 Elementary School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	322	85.4%
42	Elizabeth Baldwin School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	Elementary	320	85.3%
43	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S	Providence, RI	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	Elementary	292	85.3%
44	Hope High School	Providence, RI	Providence	High	775	85.0%
45	Veazie Street School	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	440	84.8%
46	Blackstone Valley Prep	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Elementary	422	84.6%
47	Highlander Elementary Charter	Providence, RI	Highlander	Elementary	269	84.4%
48	E-Cubed Academy	Providence, RI	Providence	High	338	84.3%
49	Anthony Carnevale Elementary	Providence, RI	Providence	Elementary	519	84.2%
50	RINI Middle College	Providence, RI	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	High	462	84.2%

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