Bus transportation will be provided at no cost for students who live outside their attendance and walking distance area and are accepted into Advanced Academics. Parents will be notified of eligibility by the Providence School Department Transportation Office.

Fill out the forms in the application packet and submit them with test scores and grades from the past 3 years. The out-of-district application will be available soon.

Email advancedacademics@ppsd.org or call (401) 678-0434

Yes, you can appeal by completing and submitting an information packet.

Students will be invited into the program based on a combination of 4th grade RICAS Reading and Math performance, RICAS growth and 5th grade STAR Math and Reading performance. Students must be at the 5th grade level or higher on STAR Math or Reading AND they must have achieved a 2 or higher on RICAS to be considered for the program.  

As there is a limited number of seats, students are then given a composite score based on their RICAS score (25% of their composite score), their RICAS growth from 3rd grade to 4th grade (50% of their composite score), and their tested grade equivalent on STAR (25% of their composite score).  The highest scoring students for math or humanities are then invited to join Advanced Academics until all seats are full.