Cranston High School East

Cranston High School East is a high school in Cranston, RI, enrolling 1,499 students in grades 9-12 within the Cranston school district. That headcount is above the 436-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 55% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 4 points above the 52% average for the Cranston school district. Against the 51% Rhode Island statewide average, the school sits 4 points higher.

The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 76% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 12.5 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a majority-low-income enrollment. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.