Beacon Charter School
320 Main St
Woonsocket RI, 02895, Providence County
Phone: 401-671-6261
Ranking: 
(16 out of 44, top 36%)*
(16 out of 44, top 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 227 | 230 | 226 | 224 | 225 | 193 | 177 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 57 | 25.1% | 55 | 23.9% | 59 | 26.1% | 57 | 25.4% | 59 | 26.2% | 62 | 32.1% | 67 | 37.9% |
| Grade 10: | 58 | 25.6% | 59 | 25.7% | 62 | 27.4% | 60 | 26.8% | 66 | 29.3% | 56 | 29.0% | 52 | 29.4% |
| Grade 11: | 56 | 24.7% | 54 | 23.5% | 57 | 25.2% | 46 | 20.5% | 43 | 19.1% | 53 | 27.5% | 22 | 12.4% |
| Grade 12: | 56 | 24.7% | 62 | 27.0% | 48 | 21.2% | 61 | 27.2% | 57 | 25.3% | 22 | 11.4% | 36 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 86 | 37.9% | 87 | 37.8% | 80 | 35.4% | 83 | 37.1% | 89 | 39.6% | 75 | 38.9% | 72 | 40.7% |
| Female: | 141 | 62.1% | 143 | 62.2% | 146 | 64.6% | 141 | 62.9% | 128 | 56.9% | 110 | 57.0% | 101 | 57.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 7 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 14.5% | 22 | 9.6% | 18 | 8.0% | 21 | 9.4% | 24 | 10.7% | 30 | 15.5% | 27 | 15.3% |
| Black: | 13 | 5.7% | 14 | 6.1% | 16 | 7.1% | 17 | 7.6% | 19 | 8.4% | 20 | 10.4% | 13 | 7.3% |
| White: | 162 | 71.4% | 184 | 80.0% | 184 | 81.4% | 178 | 79.5% | 176 | 78.2% | 136 | 70.5% | 133 | 75.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 36.6% | 80 | 34.8% | 94 | 41.6% | 87 | 38.8% | 84 | 37.3% | 77 | 39.9% | 73 | 41.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 9.3% | 23 | 10.0% | 15 | 6.6% | 18 | 8.0% | 25 | 11.1% | 19 | 9.8% | 18 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.75 | 12.78 | 12.56 | 12.44 | 13.24 | 14.80 | 25.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 17.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 16.28% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 47.83% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 57.89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 72.55% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 97.67% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 91.3% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 91.23% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % met std | 75.44% | 75.44% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Beacon Charter School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.