Rhode Island's Charter Schools

The complete list of charter schools, grades served, their locations and enrolling communities are listed below.  To access a school's web site, please click the school name below.

Printable List of Charter Schools in Rhode Island.  This document provides information in a single, printable page for all charter schools, links to each web-page, grade levels served, communities served and charter type

Name	Grades (Fall 2018)	Grades (Authorized)	Location	Enrolling Communities
Academy for Career Exploration	9-12	9-12	155 Harrison Street Providence, RI	Providence
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary	K-4	K-4	370 Hartford Avenue Providence, RI	Cranston, North Providence, Providence, Warwick
Achievement First Illuminar Mayoral Academy Elementary	K-4	K-4	370 Hartford Avenue Providence, RI	Cranston, North Providence, Providence, Warwick
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle	5, 6	5-8	370 Hartford Avenue Providence, RI	Cranston, North Providence, Providence, Warwick
Beacon Charter School	9-12	9-12	320 Main Street Woonsocket, RI	Statewide
Beacon Founder's Academy	6-8	6-8	1 Social Street Woonsocket, RI	Statewide
Blackstone Academy Charter School	9-12	9-12	334 Pleasant Street Pawtucket, RI	Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - ES1	K-4	K-4	291 Broad Street Cumberland, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - ES2	K-4	K-4	52 Broad Street Cumberland, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - ES3	K-3	K-4	3357 Mendon Road Cumberland, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - MS1	5-8	5-8	909 Lonsdale Avenue Central Falls, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - MS2	5-7	5-8	3 Fairlawn Way Lincoln, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - HS	9-12	9-12	65 Macondray Street Cumberland, RI	Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, Pawtucket
Charette High School	9, 10	9-12	335 Westminster St Providence, RI	Providence
Highlander Charter School	PK-12	PK-12	Upper School (Grades 7-12) 360 Market Street Warren, RI Lower School (Grades PK-6) 42 Lexington Avenue Providence, RI	Statewide
Hope Academy	K-4	K-8	1000 Eddy Street Providence, RI	Providence, North Providence
International Charter School	K-5	K-8	334 Pleasant Street Pawtucket, RI	Statewide
Kingston Hill Academy	K-5	K-5	850 Stony Fort Road  Saunderstown, RI	Statewide
NEL/CPS Construction & Career Academy	9-12	9-12	4 Sharpe Drive Cranston, RI	Statewide
Paul Cuffee Charter School	K-12	K-12	Upper School (Grades 9-12) 544 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI Middle School (Grades 6-8) 30 Barton Street Providence, RI Lower School (Grades K-5) 459 Promenade Street Providence, RI	Providence
RI Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School	9-12	9-12	150 Washington Street Providence, RI	Statewide
RISE Prep Mayoral Academy	K-3	K-8	1 Social Street Woonsocket, RI	Burrillville, North Smithfield, Woonsocket
Segue Institute for Learning	5-8	3-8	325 Cowden Street  Central Falls, RI	Central Falls
Sheila C. "Skip" Nowell Leadership Academy - Central Campus	9-12	9-12	43 Hawes Street Central Falls, RI	Statewide
Sheila C. "Skip" Nowell Leadership Academy - Capital Campus	9-12	9-12	133 Delaine Street Providence, RI	Statewide
SouthSide Elementary Charter School	K-4	K-4	135 Prairie Avenue Providence, RI	Providence
The Compass School	K-8	K-8	537 Old North Road Kingston, RI	Statewide
The Greene School	9-12	9-12	94 John Potter Road West Greenwich, RI	Statewide
The Learning Community	K-8	K-8	21 Lincoln Avenue Central Falls, RI	Central Falls, Pawtucket, Providence
Times2 Academy	K-12	K-12	Middle/High School (Grades 7-12) 50 Fillmore Street Providence, RI Elementary School (Grades K-6) 50 Fillmore Street Providence, RI	Providence
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	7-12	7-12	150 Washington Street Providence, RI	Providence
Village Green Virtual Charter School	9-12	9-12	135 Weybosset Street  Providence, RI	Statewide

 

Resources for Families and Community

• State of Rhode Island's Charter Public Schools: The Office of Charter Schools is pleased to release The State of Rhode Island’s Charter Public Schools, a report providing data and descriptive information on charter public schools across Rhode Island. - April 2014 [PDF]
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): This document addresses many common questions about charter public schools in Rhode Island. [PDF]

2019-20 RI Charter School Application: English |  Español | Português

• All charter school lotteries will be held on March 1, 2019. An application needs to be submitted to each individual school the student is interested in. Please check with the school for application deadlines.
• The applications above are editable Microsoft Word documents. To complete an application, please write in the school name in the form and return to the school to which your student is applying.
• For more information on charter schools, grades and communities served, please see the list of charter schools on this page.

Resources for Charter School Administrators

• Governance Handbook: Update COMING SOON
• Lottery and Enrollment Guidance

For School Use: 2019-20 RIDE Issued Charter School Application Templates:

• When more students apply to a charter school than there are seats available, the school must conduct a random lottery to determine enrollment. Charter school lotteries should be scheduled for March 1, 2019 (Friday).
• Charter school names and contact information should be pasted into the top of the template. Remove the “optional” placeholder language, highlighted yellow, unless the school has a RIDE-approved optional question.

Updates & Announcements

• NEW! 2018 CSP Startup Grant Application Available

Charter School Accountability

In addition to being classified just as any other Rhode Island public school, Charter schools are reviewed and held accountable for meeting student academic and organizational performance goals and face charter revocation or non renewal if they under-perform. If successful, each charter may be granted a term for up to 5 years.

Please review the Charter School Performance Review System Handbook for more detail on the charter performance indicators and information about the renewal process.

Charter schools in Rhode Island are held to common measures of academic, financial and organizational performance. Specifically:

• Student Academic Performance
• Financial Performance
• Organizational Performance
• Legal, Regulatory and Charter Contract Compliance

The handbook has been updated to reflect the revised Statewide Accountability System in alignment with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Each year beginning with the 2016-17 school year, RIDE will compile an annual Charter School Performance Dashboard, for each charter school, based on the indicators above. The report template can be found here.

Starting or Expanding a Charter School

Requests for Proposals for New Student Seats

The resources on this page are for all charter proposals to open new student seats (new charter schools and expansions) in the fall 2020. RIDE invites members of the public to submit applications in response to the Request for Proposals for New Charter Seats to open in academic year 2020-21. RIDE streamlined the authorization process for new and expanding charters into one centralized document, to help provide consistency and clarity for charter applicants. 

RIDE will prioritize proposals that focus on increasing the number of high-quality education options for students who would have otherwise attended a school identified as in need of Comprehensive Support and School Improvement and for educationally disadvantaged students: economically-disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and/or English learners.

The deadline for submission is July 8, 2019. All completed proposals under review will be available on this website on July 18, 2019. Please refer to the timetable of anticipated dates. Dates are subject to change. 

• 2019 Request for Proposals for New Student Seats
• Budget Template for Independent or District Charter Applicants
• Budget Template for Mayoral Academy Charter Applicants
• The Charter School Readiness Handbook is available upon request

Technical Assistance

RIDE hosted technical assistance sessions throughout the spring of 2019 for applicant teams submitting proposals in 2019. Any party that has specific questions, interest in future proposal opportunities, or questions about the process should e-mail RICharters@ride.ri.gov. 

Charter School Program Grant Startup Information

• An updated CSP application will be available for new seat applicants indicate an intent to apply through the new seat RFP process. The 2018 CSP Startup Grant Application is available as a reference document only

2019 Requests for Proposals for New Charter Seats and Public Comment

The RIDE Charter School Office invites members of the public to provide written public comment on completed charter proposals starting on July 19 lasting through November 1, 2019. Members of the public may submit public comment through the following opportunities:

Written Public Comment – Written comments may be submitted via mail to 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 Attn: Charter School Office e-mail to RICharters@ride.ri.gov, or to RIDE staff at scheduled public hearings.

Public Comment Hearings – RIDE will conduct at least two (2) public hearings to be held in the community where each proposed charter school is to be located. The schedule for public hearings will be provided on the RI Charters Website no later than September 3, 2019. In the event that translation services are needed, please e-mail RICharters@ride.ri.gov, at least 7 days prior to the public hearing date so appropriate accommodations can be made. 

Local Impact Analyses – Any applicant, school district, elected official, government entity, or research institution (including, but not limited to post-secondary institutions) may provide a written local impact analysis statement directly to RIDE by August 23, 2019. This local impact analysis statement may choose to comment on a proposal’s:  a) fiscal impact on a city or town;  b) programmatic impact on the sending school district; and/or,  c) the educational impact on the students in the district. 

Proposals for New Charter Schools

Mindy Independent

• Mindy Independent new charter proposal (PDF)

Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School

• Nuestro Mundo new charter proposal (PDF) 

THe School of Global Leadership

• The School of Global Leadership new charter proposal (PDF) 

University High School

• University High School new charter proposal (PDF) 

Youthbuild Preparatory Academy

• YouthBuild Preparatory Academy new charter proposal (PDF)

Local Impact Analyses

RIDE and all received local impact analyses will be publicly posted no later than September 3, 2019. The public may choose to review and incorporate these local impact analyses into public comments provided in written format to RIDE or via public hearings, scheduled by RIDE. Please see information above. 

Public Hearings Schedule

The schedule for public hearings will be provided on the RI Charters Website no later than September 3, 2019. In the event that translation services are needed, please e-mail RICharters@ride.ri.gov, at least 7 days prior to the public hearing date so appropriate accommodations can be made.

BVPMA District-Charter Partnership: CSP Dissemination Grant