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MET Career and Tech

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Providence.

Providence’s School Grade D better than 12% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
817
Schools
1
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about MET Career and Tech

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DProvidence 191,767

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Providence. Grade by grade →

K–519 elementary schoolsProvidence School District
6–86 middle schoolsProvidence School District
9–129 high schoolsProvidence School District

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency7%
State average 26.6% · 204 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 33.1% · 204 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 84.1% · 211 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
811’20
815’21
776’22
791’23
817’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%White 24%Black 17%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr
High · Grades 9–12 · Providence
C−
817 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cranston School DistrictCranston
$19,030per student
East Providence School DistrictEast Providence
$19,621per student
Johnston School DistrictJohnston
$20,838per student
North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence
$19,364per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.