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Highlander Elementary Charter

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6Charter

42 Lexington Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 · (401) 277-2600

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

Directions
Students
269
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Highlander Elementary Charter

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

42 Lexington Avenue, Providence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten32
Grade 134
Grade 236
Grade 336
Grade 435
Grade 536
Grade 636
Enrollment over time
269’20
270’21
269’22
271’23
269’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 28%White 18%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%Two or more races 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 Highlander Elementary Charter from Providence families.

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; Providence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.