Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 447 students
Paul Cuffee Upper School
544 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
Grades
9–12
High
Students
243
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch
Providence County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 57 Rhode Island high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Rhode Island high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Paul Cuffee Upper School
Paul Cuffee Upper School is a charter high school in Providence, Rhode Island, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Paul Cuffee Charter Sch. The school is located in a midsize city in Providence County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 243 students were enrolled, with about 9.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Rhode Island high school (12.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Rhode Island Department of Education. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 57 Rhode Island high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 243 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 7
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Rhode Island Department of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Paul Cuffee Charter Sch
- County
- Providence County
- NCES school ID
- 440003200526
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.