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The public schools with the most Black students in Rhode Island

297 public schools in Rhode Island appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Charles E. Shea High School leads the list at 287, against a median of 22 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
297
Rhode Island
Top Black students
287
Median Black students
22
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · RHODE ISLAND
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Charles E. Shea High SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket77037.3%287
2William E. Tolman HighPawtucket, RIPawtucket99525.1%250
3Samuel Slater Middle SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket59041.9%247
4Woonsocket High SchoolWoonsocket, RIWoonsocket1,64614.5%238
5East Providence HighEast Providence, RIEast Providence1,69112.8%217
6Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket69728.3%197
7Classical High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence1,11615.8%176
8North Providence HighNorth Providence, RINorth Providence1,08515.4%167
9Blackstone Valley PrepCumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy42239.3%166
10Henry J. Winters SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket55030.2%166
11Davies Career-Tech High SchoolLincoln, RIDavies Career and Tech89818.0%162
12Blackstone Valley Prep E. 2Cumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy42634.5%147
13Metropolitan Career Tech CtrProvidence, RIMET Career and Tech81717.4%142
14Roger Williams MiddleProvidence, RIProvidence78617.8%140
15Mount Pleasant HighProvidence, RIProvidence99713.8%138
16Central Falls Sr HighCentral Falls, RICentral Falls78817.3%136
17Nathanael Greene MiddleProvidence, RIProvidence81516.7%136
18Central High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence1,05012.1%127
19Lyman B. Goff Middle SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket63719.6%125
20Blackstone Valley Prep Upper ELincoln, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy38032.6%124
21Elizabeth Baldwin SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket32038.8%124
22Hope High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence77515.9%123
23Nathanael Greene SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket39729.2%116
24Cunningham SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket35531.8%113
25Cranston High School EastCranston, RICranston1,5257.3%111
26Nathan Bishop MiddleProvidence, RIProvidence71915.4%111
27Blackstone Valley Prep ElementCumberland, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy28037.1%104
28RINI Middle CollegeProvidence, RIRhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College46221.9%101
29Veazie Street SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence44022.7%100
30Blackstone Valley Prep Jr HighCentral Falls, RIBlackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy32330.6%99
31Achievement First Envision EleProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island45821.0%96
32Cornel Young & Charlotte WoodsProvidence, RIProvidence63515.1%96
33Calcutt Middle SchoolCentral Falls, RICentral Falls47620.0%95
34Robert L. Bailey IVProvidence, RIProvidence44421.4%95
35Times2 Middle/High SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence38324.8%95
36Governor Christopher DelSestoProvidence, RIProvidence81811.1%91
37Fallon Memorial SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket52016.7%87
38Harry Kizirian ElementaryProvidence, RIProvidence43420.1%87
39Highlander Secondary Charter SWarren, RIHighlander34025.3%86
40W B Cooley & Acad InternationaProvidence, RIProvidence68512.6%86
41Achievement First Providence HProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island45818.6%85
42Agnes E. Little SchoolPawtucket, RIPawtucket32026.6%85
43Providence Career TechnicalProvidence, RIProvidence75910.9%83
44AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle SchCranston, RIAchievement First Rhode Island40620.2%82
45Mary E. Fogarty El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence43019.1%82
46Martin Luther King El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence43018.8%81
47The Learning CommunityCentral Falls, RILearning Community56914.1%80
48AF Providence Mayoral MiddleProvidence, RIAchievement First Rhode Island40519.5%79
49George J. West El. SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence50215.7%79
50Times2 Elementary SchoolProvidence, RIProvidence32224.2%78
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