The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in Math. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on International Charter
International Charter is a single-school charter district based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates one school, International Charter School, and functions as its own district rather than feeding into a larger local system. For a parent considering elementary options in the Pawtucket area, this is a self-contained early-grades environment with a distinct identity shaped by its charter structure and its student composition.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller Black, White, and multiracial populations also enrolled. The school draws a moderate enrollment for an elementary charter, with relatively even distribution across the six grade levels. Information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available, so the economic profile of the families served cannot be characterized from the data provided. Special education and English learner counts were also missing, which limits the picture of how the school supports students with identified needs or those developing English proficiency. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these services and about the resources available for bilingual or multilingual learners, given the demographic makeup of the enrollment.
On Rhode Island state assessments for the most recent reported year, proficiency rates were modest across all tested subjects. In math, roughly a quarter of tested students reached proficiency. English language arts results were similar, with about a quarter of students demonstrating proficiency. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed a somewhat lower proficiency level. Participation was strong across all subjects, which means nearly all eligible students sat for the exams and the results reflect the full tested population rather than a selective subset. These results place the school below state midpoint expectations for grade-level proficiency. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the curriculum supports students working below grade level and what intervention or tutoring structures are in place, particularly in reading and math at the upper elementary grades where state testing occurs.
Because the school serves only kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access data, and no college or career readiness information to report. Those metrics simply do not apply to this grade band. Similarly, there is no state testing data for grades below third, since those grades are not assessed under the state system. The academic picture here is limited to what the third, fourth, and fifth grade RICAS and fifth grade NGSA results show.
The district brief search did not turn up recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum overhauls, facilities investments, governance shifts, or enrollment policy changes. This is not unusual for a single-school elementary charter district, where structural changes tend to be smaller in scale and may not surface in public reporting. No locale brief or community economic context was provided, so details about housing values, rental costs, neighborhood characteristics, and broader community demographics in the surrounding Pawtucket area are absent from this profile. Housing and economic context would need to come from other sources.
No information was available on programs, extracurricular offerings, staffing ratios, class sizes, discipline policies, attendance rates, or school climate measures. These are areas where a visiting parent would want to ask direct questions during a tour or open house. The publicly reported academic data gives a partial but honest snapshot: a small elementary charter with a strong Hispanic enrollment base, solid test participation, and proficiency results that suggest room for academic growth. What the school offers beyond those test results, in terms of language programs, arts, enrichment, and community partnerships, is not captured in the available data and would be worth exploring with school leadership before making a decision.
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