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Classical High School
A+

Classical High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

770 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 · (401) 456-9145 · Part of Providence School District

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

Directions
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,116
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Classical High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Rhode Island’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 53 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Classical High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency55%
State average 21.2%
Reading / language arts88%
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 ↗

770 Westminster Street, Providence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9277
Grade 10294
Grade 11281
Grade 12264
Enrollment over time
1,115’20
1,103’21
1,113’22
1,119’23
1,116’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 20%Black 16%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Classical High School from Providence families.

Other schools in Providence School District

The district →
Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D−
635 students15:1
Frank D. Spaziano Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C−
588 students19:1
Asa Messer El. School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Providence
C−
557 students18:1
Anthony Carnevale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
C
519 students13:1
Veazie Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D
440 students15:1
Harry Kizirian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Providence
D
434 students17:1

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