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 10%Projected 19%

Highlander Secondary Charter S Doesn't Meet 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 5%RI 32%

English proficiency

School 19%RI 37%

Science proficiency

School 7%RI 30%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

50%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

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

Dual enrollment

2%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes2%
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+

18.78 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.95 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

10.17 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

$110,032

RI average $114,796

Median home value

$425,205

RI average $589,814

Median rent

$1,511 /mo

RI average $1,795

Unemployment rate

4.4%

RI average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 92.2%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

47

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$48,278

All teachers in Highlander.

Student to counselor ratio RI average 299:169:1
Support staff8
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 89%RI 99%

Experienced teachers

School 57%RI 85%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days70
Out-of-school suspension days22
Total days missed to suspension161
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based3
Sexual orientation1
Race-based1
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8501 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$3.91

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

7%

Native American

1%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

22%

Latino

64%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged84%
Students with disabilities17%
English as a second language14%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Highlander Secondary Charter S

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Barrington High School

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 72%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Mt. Hope High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
East Providence High

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 6.5 mi
Stone Pk-12 School

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
Seekonk High

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 69%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
Resiliency Preparatory Academy

  • Actual: 0%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 6.9 mi
Pilgrim High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
B M C Durfee High

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi
W B Cooley & Acad Internationa

  • Actual: 9%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi