Providence Public School District
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The Providence Public School Department is the administrative force behind the primary public school district of Providence, Rhode Island. It contains 45 schools, 4 annexes, 1 center, and 4 charter schools, and serves 25,085 students, as of January 2006.
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[edit] History
Providence civic leader John Howland established a system of free public education by means of the School Act in 1828. During the 1830s and 1840s, that system grew and prospered, especially in Providence, owing to the exertions of Samuel Bridgham, Nathan Bishop, and Thomas Wilson Dorr. Education specialist Henry Barnard was recruited as the first state commissioner of education until 1849, with the aim of bringing the other towns to the high educational level which had been achieved by Providence. Barnard observed that "the city of Providence has already gained to itself an extended reputation and made itself a bright example to many other cities."
[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary Schools
Bailey, Pleasant View, West Broadway Carnevale, D’Abate, Feinstein at Broad Street, Feinstein at Sackett Street, Flynn, Fogarty, Fortes, Gregorian, Kennedy, King, Lima, Reservoir, Veazie, Windmill, Woods, Young, Kizirian, Lauro, Webster, West, Laurel Hill, Messer
[edit] Middle Schools
Bishop, Bridgham, Springfield, Greene, Hopkins, Perry, Stuart, Williams
[edit] High Schools
Adelaide at Harrison Street, Alternative Learning Project (ALP), Central (Hanley Career & Tech Center), Classical, Cooley Health/Science High School, DelSesto High School, E3 (E-Cubed), Feinstein, Hope Arts, Hope Leadership, Hope Technology, Mount Pleasant, Newcomer Academy, Providence Academy of International Studies (PAIS)
[edit] Charter Schools
CVS Highlander Charter School, Paul Cuffee Charter School, Textron Chamber of Commerce Providence Public Charter School, and the Times2 Academy
[edit] Centers servicing students with significant disabilities
Harold A. Birch Vocational Program
[edit] Population
[edit] FY 05-06
[edit] Student Body: 25,085
Student Demographics
14,508 or 58% Hispanic
5,554 or 22% Black
3,271 or 13% White
1,576 or 6.3% Asian
176 or 0.7% Native American
[edit] Teaching Staff: 2,120
Teaching Demographics
82% White
7.6% Black
8.8% Hispanic
1.2% Asian / Pacific Islander
0.4% American Indian
27% Male | 73% Female
[edit] Administrators: 141
Administrator Demographics
62% White
24% Black
12% Hispanic
2% Asian / Pacific Islander
0% American Indian
48% Male | 52% Female
[edit] Clerical Support Personnel: 246
[edit] Aides and Monitors: 680
[edit] Other: 146
[edit] Student Achievement
[edit] Standardized Test Results
May 2005 Stanford 10 Achievement Tests
Percent scoring "Basic" or Above
Grade - Reading - Math
4 - NA - 66%
5 - 61% - 53%
6 - 51% - 39%
7 - 55% - 24%
8 - 62% - 33%
9 - 48% - 30%
10 - 44% - 20%
[edit] Graduation Rates
2002-03 : 65.70%
2003-04 : 65.60%
2004-05 : 72.98%
