Enrollment
312
Middle
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXCEL ACADEMY RHODE ISLAND·NCES 440120100543
Excel Academy Rhode Island
622 Woonasquatucket Avenue, North Providence, RI 02911 · (401) 680-6086 · Providence County
GRADES 05–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Rhode Island public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Rhode Island public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
249 students
STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 90 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 113 | 36% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 64% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RICAS + NGSA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
RI avg 34.2%
Math
33.9%
RI avg 32.8%
What this means: On the RICAS + NGSA, Rhode Island's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Rhode Island schools, those numbers are about 34 and 33.
Source: RICAS + NGSA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Excel Academy Rhode Island
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Rhode Island this school | 312 | 79.8% | N/A |
| AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle Sch Cranston | 406 | 80.8% | N/A |
| AF Providence Mayoral Middle Providence | 405 | 85.9% | N/A |
| Esek Hopkins Middle Providence | 398 | 88.9% | N/A |
| Paul Cuffee Middle School Providence | 189 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Providence Preparatory Charter Providence | 244 | 99.6% | N/A |
Matched among Rhode Island middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Excel Academy Rhode Island ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Rhode Island | In Providence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #24 of 52 | #9 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #27 of 56 | #12 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #50 of 59 | #34 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #45 of 53 | #27 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #34 of 54 | #29 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #17 of 58 | #17 of 39 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 80% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 14 | 14.2:1 | 67% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 80% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Excel Academy Rhode Island.
About Excel Academy Rhode Island
At 622 Woonasquatucket Avenue in North Providence, Rhode Island, Excel Academy Rhode Island operates as a small middle-grades school. The school has 312 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 7. By comparison, middle schools in Rhode Island enroll about 523 students on average.
Excel Academy Rhode Island is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of the students at Excel Academy Rhode Island are Hispanic (73%). Next come 19% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Hispanic among all Providence County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Middle schools in Rhode Island have an average ratio of 12.7:1. About 80% of students at Excel Academy Rhode Island are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Providence County.
Excel Academy Rhode Island earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Rhode Island public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Providence County, the median household earns about $78,787 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Excel Academy Rhode Island, Providence County has 206 public schools.
Excel Academy Rhode Island's closest public school neighbor is Centredale School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. Excel Academy Rhode Island is one of the charter schools in Rhode Island.
The allk12 page for Excel Academy Rhode Island lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Providence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
664,854
Census ACS
Median income
$78,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
88,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Providence
- North Providence HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Birchwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Stephen Olney SchoolElementary · 388 students
- James L. McGuire SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Dr. Edward Ricci SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Greystone SchoolElementary · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Centredale School0.3 mi · 221
- Greystone School0.5 mi · 303
- Graniteville School0.8 mi · 152
- James L. McGuire School0.8 mi · 384
- Dr. Edward Ricci School0.8 mi · 378
- Sarah Dyer Barnes School1.2 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Excel Academy Rhode IslandHow many students attend Excel Academy Rhode Island?
Excel Academy Rhode Island enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 05-07.
Is Excel Academy Rhode Island an elementary, middle, or high school?
Excel Academy Rhode Island is a middle school covering grades 05-07.
How many teachers does Excel Academy Rhode Island have?
Excel Academy Rhode Island employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Excel Academy Rhode Island?
At Excel Academy Rhode Island, the student body is approximately 3% White, 73% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Excel Academy Rhode Island public or private?
Excel Academy Rhode Island is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Excel Academy Rhode Island.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.