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

60 public high schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the public high 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. Charles E. Shea High School leads the list at 37.3%, against a median of 8.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
60
Rhode Island
Top % Black
37.3%
Median % Black
8.6%
MOST BLACK · RHODE ISLAND
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Charles E. Shea High SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket77037.3%(287)
2Charette Charter SchoolProvidence, RICharette Charter16832.1%(54)
3YouthBuild Preparatory AcademyProvidence, RIYouthBuild Preparatory Academy11531.3%(36)
4Highlander Secondary Charter SWarren, RIHighlander34025.3%(86)
5William E. Tolman HighPawtucket, RIPawtucket99525.1%(250)
6Times2 Middle/High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence38324.8%(95)
7Aventure AcademyProvidence, RIProvidence22724.2%(55)
8E-Cubed AcademyProvidence, RIProvidence33822.5%(76)
9RINI Middle CollegeProvidence, RIRhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College46221.9%(101)
10Paul Cuffee Upper SchoolProvidence, RIPaul Cuffee Charter Sch24321.8%(53)
11Blackstone Academy CharterPawtucket, RIBlackstone Academy35720.2%(72)
12Achievement First Providence HProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island45818.6%(85)
13Davies Career-Tech High SchoolLincoln, RIDavies Career and Tech89818.0%(162)
14Metropolitan Career Tech CtrProvidence, RIMET Career and Tech81717.4%(142)
15Central Falls Sr HighCentral Falls, RICentral Falls78817.3%(136)
16Hope High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence77515.9%(123)
17Classical High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence1,11615.8%(176)
18Sheila Skip NowellProvidence, RISheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy18715.5%(29)
19North Providence HighNorth Providence, RINorth Providence1,08515.4%(167)
20Trinity Academy Performing ArtProvidence, RITrinity Academy for the Performing Arts23414.5%(34)
21Woonsocket High SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket1,64614.5%(238)
22360 High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence36014.2%
23Mount Pleasant HighProvidence, RIProvidence99713.8%(138)
24Dr. Jorge Alvarez HSProvidence, RIProvidence44713.4%(60)
25East Providence HighEast Providence, RIEast Providence1,69112.8%(217)
26W B Cooley & Acad InternationaProvidence, RIProvidence68512.6%(86)
27Central High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence1,05012.1%(127)
28The Greene SchoolWest Greenwich, RIThe Greene School18911.6%(22)
29Providence Career TechnicalProvidence, RIProvidence75910.9%(83)
30Rogers High SchoolNewport, RINewport5999.0%(54)
31Jacqueline M. Walsh SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket1738.1%(14)
32Cranston High School EastCranston, RICranston1,5257.3%(111)
33West Warwick High SchoolWest Warwick, RIWest Warwick1,0816.9%(75)
34Johnston Senior HighJohnston, RIJohnston8266.7%(55)
35BEACON Charter SchoolWoonsocket, RIBeacon Charter School2036.4%(13)
36Apprenticeship Exploration SchCranston, RICranston1765.7%(10)
37Lincoln Senior High SchoolLincoln, RILincoln9735.3%(52)
38Middletown High SchoolMiddletown, RIMiddletown5235.2%(27)
39Bridge AcademyProvidence, RIProvidence1175.1%(6)
40Pilgrim High SchoolWarwick, RIWarwick1,1374.2%(48)
41Cumberland High SchoolCumberland, RICumberland1,4284.1%(59)
42Cranston High School WestCranston, RICranston1,6533.5%(58)
43Toll Gate High SchoolWarwick, RIWarwick1,1043.2%(35)
44Smithfield High SchoolSmithfield, RISmithfield7293.0%(22)
45North Smitfield HSNorth Smithfield, RINorth Smithfield5323.0%(16)
46Coventry High SchoolCoventry, RICoventry1,2012.6%(31)
47Exeter-West Greenwich RegionalWest Greenwich, RIExeter-West Greenwich4522.4%(11)
48Portsmouth High SchoolPortsmouth, RIPortsmouth7851.9%(15)
49Mt. Hope High SchoolBristol, RIBristol Warren7871.8%(14)
50North Kingstown Sr. HighNorth Kingstown, RINorth Kingstown1,2781.7%(22)
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