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Cranston High School West
A−

Cranston High School West

PublicHighGrades 9–12

80 Metropolitan Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920 · (401) 270-8049 · Part of Cranston School District

Cranston’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Rhode Island school districts

Directions
Photo: Tym2412 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,653
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Cranston High School West

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state

On the path

Where Cranston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Cranston High School WestYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Rhode Island’s 278 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

80 Metropolitan Avenue, Cranston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9381
Grade 10411
Grade 11448
Grade 12413
Enrollment over time
1,629’20
1,684’21
1,715’22
1,698’23
1,653’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 22%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cranston High School West from Cranston families.

Other schools in Cranston School District

The district →
Orchard Farms El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
B+
444 students14:1
Edgewood Highland
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C−
276 students14:1
Glen Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
C+
270 students14:1
Arlington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cranston
D
209 students13:1
Cranston Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Cranston
49 students10:1
Garden City School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cranston
B
530 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Rhode Island’s other public schools; Cranston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.