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Cranston High School West
80 Metropolitan Ave
Cranston RI, 02920, Providence County
Phone: 401-270-8049
Ranking: 
(25 out of 44, bottom 43%)*
(25 out of 44, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cranston School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 101 | 103 | 122 | 125 | 124 | 127 | 121 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,526 | 1,629 | 1,585 | 1,642 | 1,661 | 1,688 | 1,724 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 295 | 19.3% | 366 | 22.5% | 344 | 21.7% | 383 | 23.3% | 422 | 25.4% | 426 | 25.2% | 377 | 21.9% |
| Grade 10: | 413 | 27.1% | 388 | 23.8% | 425 | 26.8% | 470 | 28.6% | 416 | 25.0% | 408 | 24.2% | 464 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 379 | 24.8% | 434 | 26.6% | 430 | 27.1% | 397 | 24.2% | 417 | 25.1% | 428 | 25.4% | 457 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 439 | 28.8% | 441 | 27.1% | 386 | 24.4% | 392 | 23.9% | 406 | 24.4% | 426 | 25.2% | 426 | 24.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 751 | 49.2% | 798 | 49.0% | 775 | 48.9% | 828 | 50.4% | 838 | 50.5% | 852 | 50.5% | 851 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 775 | 50.8% | 831 | 51.0% | 810 | 51.1% | 814 | 49.6% | 815 | 49.1% | 828 | 49.1% | 869 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 10 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 41 | 2.7% | 49 | 3.0% | 54 | 3.4% | 52 | 3.2% | 66 | 4.0% | 54 | 3.2% | 49 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 135 | 8.8% | 131 | 8.0% | 122 | 7.7% | 126 | 7.7% | 66 | 4.0% | 72 | 4.3% | 67 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 36 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.3% | 38 | 2.4% | 24 | 1.5% | 37 | 2.2% | 28 | 1.7% | 30 | 1.7% |
| White: | 1,278 | 83.7% | 1,389 | 85.3% | 1,358 | 85.7% | 1,429 | 87.0% | 1,482 | 89.2% | 1,530 | 90.6% | 1,573 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 30 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 223 | 14.6% | 250 | 15.3% | 214 | 13.5% | 200 | 12.2% | 138 | 8.3% | 94 | 5.6% | 121 | 7.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 3.1% | 57 | 3.5% | 49 | 3.1% | 45 | 2.7% | 35 | 2.1% | 37 | 2.2% | 26 | 1.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.05 | 15.75 | 12.99 | 13.14 | 13.40 | 11.60 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 29.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 29.37% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 33.58% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 27.12% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 73.37% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 80.39% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 85.68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % met std | 81.6% | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % met std | 50.71% | 47.82% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Cranston High School West was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.