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Central High School
70 Fricker St
Providence RI, 02903, Providence County
Phone: 401-456-9111
Ranking: 
(41 out of 44, bottom 7%)*
(41 out of 44, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Providence School District
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: | 68 | 67 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 72 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,112 | 1,101 | 1,107 | 1,161 | 1,204 | 1,177 | 1,236 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 383 | 34.4% | 395 | 35.9% | 379 | 34.2% | 410 | 35.3% | 435 | 36.1% | 453 | 38.5% | 360 | 29.1% |
| Grade 10: | 316 | 28.4% | 292 | 26.5% | 260 | 23.5% | 303 | 26.1% | 334 | 27.7% | 268 | 22.8% | 319 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 244 | 21.9% | 186 | 16.9% | 249 | 22.5% | 247 | 21.3% | 226 | 18.8% | 211 | 17.9% | 279 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | 169 | 15.2% | 228 | 20.7% | 219 | 19.8% | 201 | 17.3% | 209 | 17.4% | 245 | 20.8% | 278 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 583 | 52.4% | 574 | 52.1% | 566 | 51.1% | 598 | 51.5% | 617 | 51.2% | 624 | 53.0% | 655 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 529 | 47.6% | 527 | 47.9% | 541 | 48.9% | 563 | 48.5% | 579 | 48.1% | 545 | 46.3% | 577 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 90 | 8.1% | 86 | 7.8% | 92 | 8.3% | 99 | 8.5% | 104 | 8.6% | 106 | 9.0% | 119 | 9.6% |
| Hispanic: | 763 | 68.6% | 775 | 70.4% | 764 | 69.0% | 780 | 67.2% | 792 | 65.8% | 753 | 64.0% | 781 | 63.2% |
| Black: | 179 | 16.1% | 173 | 15.7% | 181 | 16.4% | 214 | 18.4% | 234 | 19.4% | 241 | 20.5% | 247 | 20.0% |
| White: | 53 | 4.8% | 36 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.3% | 36 | 3.1% | 67 | 5.6% | 67 | 5.7% | 77 | 6.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 1.3% | 22 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 855 | 76.9% | 860 | 78.1% | 847 | 76.5% | 859 | 74.0% | 924 | 76.7% | 901 | 76.6% | 916 | 74.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 4.9% | 61 | 5.5% | 62 | 5.6% | 70 | 6.0% | 93 | 7.7% | 109 | 9.3% | 86 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.35 | 16.56 | 15.81 | 14.96 | 15.88 | 12.50 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 4.46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 2.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 3.86% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 3.77% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 39.39% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 51.71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 44.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 47.41% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % met std | 22.81% | 35.5% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Central High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.