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I assume none of the posters on this forum grew up in Providence, around real Rhode Island natives. Because if you had, then you would know that anyone who lives within the city limits of Providence and can afford to send their children to LaSalle, Moses Brown or Wheeler for secondary education will do just that. Over the past 20 years, nobody in their right mind, aside from Jewish families on the East Side who do not want Quaker or Roman Catholic education for their children, has willingly sent their children to Classical, which has been declining as an institution since the 1990's. In fact, over the years, I have known families in the Mt. Pleasant and Elmhurst neighborhoods of Providence who have taken out home equity loans to pay for their children's secondary educations at private institutions or simply moved to North Providence after their children graduated from grammar school. Even if your child passes the entrance exam at Classical, what happens if he or she gets expelled from the school for fighting or poor grades? Then, they'll have to go to Central or Mt. Pleasant -- and those schools have been horrible since at least the 1970's.
bad assumption on where I grew up and probably others, on the education at Classical and thinking North Providence is a mecca for education at the high school and middle school level, even compared to Providence.
I don't know if there is much fighting at Classical and if they now expel you for bad grades. That was not done when I was there. Leaving was a personal choice, but most did with C and D averages. They just were not forced to leave. Not everyone who graduated had a B or higher average.
I just glanced at the demographics of Providence Classical. It's quite different from most competitive exam schools. Most urban competitive exam schools have a much higher fraction of white & Asian students and a much lower fraction of economically disadvantaged. What is Providence doing where they have 150-200 economically disadvantaged minority kids in K-8 who qualify for the competitive exam high school?
I just glanced at the demographics of Providence Classical. It's quite different from most competitive exam schools. Most urban competitive exam schools have a much higher fraction of white & Asian students and a much lower fraction of economically disadvantaged. What is Providence doing where they have 150-200 economically disadvantaged minority kids in K-8 who qualify for the competitive exam high school?
What urban areas are you referring to? Providence has way fewer Asians than places like NYC, SF, and even Boston. How does Classical stack against the same type of schools in those cities?
What urban areas are you referring to? Providence has way fewer Asians than places like NYC, SF, and even Boston. How does Classical stack against the same type of schools in those cities?
Classical ranked #168 on this rating of high schools and was the best in R.I. Two schools in Massachusetts beat it with Bostin Latin #33 in the country. One school, #150, in Connecticut beat Classical. Maine's number 1 school was ranked #2 in the country.
Classical ranked #168 on this rating of high schools and was the best in R.I. Two schools in Massachusetts beat it with Bostin Latin #33 in the country. One school, #150, in Connecticut beat Classical. Maine's number 1 school was ranked #2 in the country.
Your best high school is ranked 168th in the country. And this excites you people?
Classical (#168) is ranked higher than every high school in Massachusetts except for Boston Latin (#33) and Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (#157).
Considering Massachusetts' reputation for such strong schools, and that all but 2 of them are ranked worse than #168, I'd say it's not too shabby.
Classical (#168) is ranked higher than every high school in Massachusetts except for Boston Latin (#33) and Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School (#157).
Considering Massachusetts' reputation for such strong schools, and that all but 2 of them are ranked worse than #168, I'd say it's not too shabby.
I'm disappointed with the Bay State as well. In fact, New England overall. With only two in the rankings, I'm keeping my mouth shut. My advice is to do likewise.
"Over the past 20 years, nobody in their right mind, aside from Jewish families on the East Side who do not want Quaker or Roman Catholic education for their children, has willingly sent their children to Classical, which has been declining as an institution since the 1990's."
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