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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Rhode Island

295 public schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Samuel Slater Middle School leads the list at 41.9%, against a median of 5.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

295

Rhode Island

Top % Black

41.9%

Median % Black

5.9%

MOST BLACK · RHODE ISLAND

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Samuel Slater Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	590	247	41.9%
2	Blackstone Valley Prep	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	422	166	39.3%
3	Elizabeth Baldwin School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	320	124	38.8%
4	Charles E. Shea High School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	770	287	37.3%
5	Blackstone Valley Prep Element	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	280	104	37.1%
6	Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2	Cumberland, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	426	147	34.5%
7	Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Lincoln, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	380	124	32.6%
8	Charette Charter School	Providence, RI	Charette Charter	168	54	32.1%
9	SouthSide Elementary Charter	Providence, RI	SouthSide Charter School	135	43	31.9%
10	Cunningham School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	355	113	31.8%
11	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	Providence, RI	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	115	36	31.3%
12	Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High	Central Falls, RI	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	323	99	30.6%
13	Henry J. Winters School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	550	166	30.2%
14	Nathanael Greene School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	397	116	29.2%
15	Joseph Jenks Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	697	197	28.3%
16	Highlander Elementary Charter	Providence, RI	Highlander	269	74	27.5%
17	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence, RI	Providence Preparatory Charter	244	66	27.1%
18	Agnes E. Little School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	320	85	26.6%
19	Highlander Secondary Charter S	Warren, RI	Highlander	340	86	25.3%
20	William E. Tolman High	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	995	250	25.1%
21	Times2 Middle/High School	Providence, RI	Providence	383	95	24.8%
22	Aventure Academy	Providence, RI	Providence	227	55	24.2%
23	Times2 Elementary School	Providence, RI	Providence	322	78	24.2%
24	Veazie Street School	Providence, RI	Providence	440	100	22.7%
25	E-Cubed Academy	Providence, RI	Providence	338	76	22.5%
26	RINI Middle College	Providence, RI	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	462	101	21.9%
27	Paul Cuffee Upper School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	243	53	21.8%
28	Francis J. Varieur School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	270	58	21.5%
29	Robert L. Bailey IV	Providence, RI	Providence	444	95	21.4%
30	Curvin-McCabe School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	353	75	21.3%
31	Achievement First Envision Ele	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	458	96	21.0%
32	Urban Collaborative Program	Providence, RI	Urban Collaborative	145	30	20.7%
33	AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch	Cranston, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	406	82	20.2%
34	Blackstone Academy Charter	Pawtucket, RI	Blackstone Academy	357	72	20.2%
35	Harry Kizirian Elementary	Providence, RI	Providence	434	87	20.1%
36	Calcutt Middle School	Central Falls, RI	Central Falls	476	95	20.0%
37	Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Pawtucket, RI	Pawtucket	637	125	19.6%
38	AF Providence Mayoral Middle	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	405	79	19.5%
39	Centredale School	North Providence, RI	North Providence	221	43	19.5%
40	Mary E. Fogarty El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	430	82	19.1%
41	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence, RI	Excel Academy Rhode Island	312	59	18.9%
42	Martin Luther King El. School	Providence, RI	Providence	430	81	18.8%
43	Achievement First Providence H	Providence, RI	Achievement First Rhode Island	458	85	18.6%
44	Orlo Avenue School	East Providence, RI	East Providence	245	45	18.4%
45	Paul Cuffee Lower School	Providence, RI	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	358	65	18.2%
46	Davies Career-Tech High School	Lincoln, RI	Davies Career and Tech	898	162	18.0%
47	Esek Hopkins Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	398	71	17.8%
48	Roger Williams Middle	Providence, RI	Providence	786	140	17.8%
49	The Hope Academy	Providence, RI	The Hope Academy	320	56	17.5%
50	Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr	Providence, RI	MET Career and Tech	817	142	17.4%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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