SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the RI proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 35%Projected 32%

Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the RI proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the RI average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 42%RI 32%

English proficiency

School 35%RI 37%

Science proficiency

School 30%RI 30%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
5%

AP computer science

0%
2%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the RI average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

24.51 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.54 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.27 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$84,345

RI average $114,796

Median home value

$365,806

RI average $589,814

Median rent

$1,340 /mo

RI average $1,795

Unemployment rate

6.7%

RI average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 84.8%RI 91.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

10:1

RI average 12:1

Teachers

32

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$65,380

All teachers in Blackstone Valley Prep A Ri Mayoral Academy.

Student to counselor ratio RI average 299:1N/A
Support staff3
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 97%RI 99%

Experienced teachers

School 54%RI 85%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days20
Out-of-school suspension days39
Total days missed to suspension18
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8372 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$4.64

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

27%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

12%

Latino

55%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged67%
Students with disabilities16%
English as a second language6%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

Middle schools nearest to Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Calcutt Middle School

  • Actual: 7%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 0.5 mi
Samuel Slater Middle School

  • Actual: 7%
  • Projected: 13%
  • Distance: 1.1 mi
Joseph Jenks Middle School

  • Actual: 10%
  • Projected: 13%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Joseph L. Mccourt Ms

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Robert J. Coelho Middle School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 2.2 mi
Lyman B. Goff Middle School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 24%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Birchwood Middle School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 2.9 mi
Esek Hopkins Middle

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 9%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
Nathan Bishop Middle

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Times2 Middle/high School

  • Actual: 16%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 3.7 mi