Cranston High School West - Cranston, Rhode Island/RI

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Cranston High School West

80 Metropolitan Avenue, Cranston, RI, 02920 -

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Definition of Terms

Cranston High School West

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Providence County, RI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1781 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

136 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 404 students

Grade 10 - 488 students

Grade 11 - 461 students

Grade 12 - 428 students

This School

( RI ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( RI ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	3%
% Hispanic	4%	19%
% Black	2%	8%
% White	93%	68%

Additional Student Information

This School

( RI ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( RI ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Cranston School District

This School's Agency

( RI ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	24	5
Number of Students Managed	10,847 students	2,639 students
District Total Revenue	$126,761,000	$34,571,000
District Expenditure	$124,473,000	$32,364,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,686	$10,753
District Expenditure / Student	$11,475	$10,147
District Graduation Rates	84%	77%

Cranston High School West (often called West, Cranston West or abbreviated as CHSW) is a high school located in Cranston, Rhode Island. The school is comprised of five buildings; one of these buildings is the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. The school grounds include 6 tennis courts, a baseball field, and a track and football field. The program of studies encompasses 203 different courses. The Cranston Area Career and Technical Center offers 17 different courses. All courses are geared toward student academic abilities. Fifty-two percent of graduates go on to pursue a four-year degree while twenty-two percent pursue a 2-year degree.
The school has a student-published newspaper called The West Wind. Additionally, the school boasts an award-winning news broadcast titled The West Watch, which received numerous first place awards at the 2006 New England Scholastic Press Association conference. Numerous athletic teams have won championship titles for the school, more recently being the 2004 varsity football team, 2006 varsity wrestling squad, and 2006 baseball team.
Mission Statement: The mission of Cranston High School West is to empower and support all students to become responsible for their learning, to strive to reach their potential, to become a community of diverse learners, to treat others with courtesy and respect, and to become productive members of our society.
Theater: Cranston West is home to an award winning theater program. The theater program has won numerous championships at the Rhode Island Drama Festival, most recently for its productions of The Ice Wolf and Bocon. Because of these and many other victories, it has represented the state of Rhode Island in the New England Drama Festival five times, and even hosted the festival in 2002. Other recent productions include Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, and Cinderella.
Notable alumni: Professional American football player Mark van Eeghen graduated from Cranston High School West in 1970 before going on to play in the National Football League for ten years.
Alex Connor, American investor, politician, and hero graduated in 2006. "Dandy" Andy Ruggiero- A Freshman Hockey player whos a beast.
The West Wind: The West Wind is Cranston High School West's award-winning, student-produced newspaper. It usually features 8 issues per school year, one for each month, though September and October are combined into one issue, as well as May and June. The paper has earned awards from the Providence Journal as well as the New England Scholastic Press Association.
The West Watch: The West Watch is West's online news broadcast. Started in 2005, the West Watch received a first place award as best broadcast at the NESPA conference. In addition, it also won several individual achievement awards.
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About This Zip Code (02920)

School Zip (02920)

(RI) State Average

Population (Approximate)

37,382 people

1,042,949 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

28%

33%

Population Average Age

41 years old

36.7 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$39,485

$39,694

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.1 rooms

5.1 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

48 years old

53 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

64% / 36%

55% / 45%

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1. Cranston Career & Technical Center - n/a - view location
2. Cranston High School East - 1721 students - view location
3. Pilgrim High School - 1364 students - view location
4. Alternate Learning Project - 75 students - view location
5. Feinstein High School - 366 students - view location
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