Serving 1,119 students in grades 9-12, Classical High School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Rhode Island for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 55% (which is higher than the Rhode Island state average of 27%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 83% (which is higher than the Rhode Island state average of 33%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Rhode Island state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Rhode Island state average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Quick Stats (2025)
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 1,119 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 81%
Graduation Rate
: 96% (Top 5% in RI)
Overall Testing Rank
: Top 10%
Math Proficiency
: 55% (Top 20%)
Reading Proficiency
: 83% (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
: 40% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), RI Dept. of Education
Classical High School ranks within the top 10% of all 289 schools in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Classical High School is 0.69, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.65. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
55% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 27% RI state average), while 83% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 33% RI state average).
What is the graduation rate of Classical High School?
The graduation rate of Classical High School is 96%, which is higher than the Rhode Island state average of 83%.
How many students attend Classical High School?
1,119 students attend Classical High School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
49% of Classical High School students are Hispanic, 19% of students are White, 16% of students are Black, 9% of students are Asian, 5% of students are Two or more races, 1% of students are American Indian, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.
What is the student:teacher ratio of Classical High School?
Classical High School has a student ration of 18:1, which is higher than the Rhode Island state average of 13:1.
What grades does Classical High School offer ?
Classical High School offers enrollment in grades 9-12
What school district is Classical High School part of?
Once probably the second-best public academic high school in New England (after Boston Latin), but the self-selective character of its student body has been undermined, and so it no longer attracts the best students from throughout the state and even from nearby Massachusetts, as it did well into the 1970s.
- Posted by Student/Alumni - Lex Wordsmith
511/15/2011
this school is by far the #1 high school in RI and in the top 10 in the country
- Posted by Parent - josh.
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Quick Stats (2025)
Grades: 9-12
Enrollment: 1,119 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 81%
Graduation Rate
: 96% (Top 5%)
Overall Testing Rank
: Top 10%
Math Proficiency
: 55% (Top 20%)
Reading Proficiency
: 83% (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
: 40% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), RI Dept. of Education
