What The Greene School does

The Greene School is a statewide, tuition-free public charter high school located on a 70-acre campus in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, founded in 2010 by Dr. Amy Pratt and Laura Clavette. The school serves approximately 210 students drawn from all 30 Rhode Island school districts, admitted through a blind lottery via the state's EnrollRI platform with no academic or financial gating. It operates as Rhode Island's only credentialed EL Education school, delivering a college-preparatory curriculum integrated with Learning Expeditions, a required Crew advisory program running all four years, and a Wilderness orientation experience. Supporting programs include Passage and Senior Portfolios, dual enrollment with Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island, AP coursework, and athletics.

The school's underlying "technology" is pedagogical and physical rather than software-based: a 70-acre living laboratory comprising forest, wetlands, meadows, and ponds that underwrites the expeditionary fieldwork model. Operational technology is standard edtech infrastructure — PowerSchool for student information management and ParentSquare for family communication. The school does not claim any AI/ML capabilities or proprietary software products.

The Greene School's business model is per-pupil state education funding through its statewide public charter designation. There is no tuition, no pricing tiers, and no commercial revenue lines; supplementary resources come from donations and grants. The school is governed by an independent volunteer Board of Directors, with no parent company, holding entity, or private equity ownership disclosed. The school's primary customer segments are Rhode Island high school families today, expanding to middle school families (grades 6-8) beginning with a founding 6th grade class in Fall 2027 and completing the 6-8 buildout by Fall 2029.

Name

The Greene School

Legal name

The Greene School

Website

https://tgsri.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Greene School is a statewide, tuition-free public charter high school in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, serving 210 students from all 30 RI districts through Rhode Island's only credentialed EL Education model, with plans to expand into grades 6-8 by 2029.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Public charter school
• Experiential learning education
• College preparatory programs
• Environmental education
• Expeditionary learning

Headquarters

HQ city

West Greenwich

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil Government Funding: As a tuition-free public charter school, The Greene School is funded through per-pupil state education funding rather than tuition. Any Rhode Island family can apply regardless of location, with enrollment decided by random lottery rather than grades, test scores, or financial considerations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Greene School is a statewide, tuition-free public charter high school delivering college-preparatory education through Rhode Island's only credentialed EL Education model. Students engage in interdisciplinary Learning Expeditions, mandatory Crew advisory groups, and a required Wilderness orientation, all anchored on a 70-acre forested campus designed as a living laboratory. The curriculum spans grades 9-12 with Honors and AP options, Early Enrollment college credit partnerships with Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island, and graduation requirements including Passage and Senior Portfolio defenses.

Product overview

The Greene School is a statewide, tuition-free public charter high school serving grades 9-12 (expanding to include grades 6-8 by 2029). The school operates as a single unified educational institution built around Rhode Island's only credentialed EL Education model. The core educational offering integrates Learning Expeditions, Crew advisory groups, and fieldwork across a college-preparatory curriculum. Supporting programs include the Wilderness orientation program, athletics (soccer, rugby), and student portfolios. Administrative operations utilize PowerSchool for student information management and ParentSquare for family communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EL Education Model Rhode Island's only credentialed EL Education school offering expeditionary learning through Learning Expeditions, Crew advisory groups, fieldwork, and character development across three dimensions: mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality work. Available to all Rhode Island students through statewide lottery enrollment.
• Academic Program College-preparatory curriculum spanning four years of English, math, science, social studies, Spanish, Outdoor Education, Wellness, Arts, financial literacy, and computer science, with Honors and AP course options. Includes Early Enrollment Program courses carrying real college credit from Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island.
• Crew Program Required advisory course where students belong to small Crew groups throughout all four years, providing academic support, social-emotional learning, and community building anchored in the EL Education principle 'we are crew, not passengers.'
• Wilderness Program Required outdoor orientation experience at the start of each school year featuring camping, hiking, and group challenges designed to build community, foster environmental stewardship, and push students mentally, physically, and socially.
• Athletics Program Co-ed fall soccer team in the Coastal Prep League, spring rugby partnership with Rugby RI, and eligibility for students to play for their hometown high school teams through the Rhode Island Interscholastic League (RIIL).
• Passage and Senior Portfolios Students build a Passage Portfolio in tenth grade reflecting on their identity as learners and a culminating Senior Portfolio defended before community members and industry professionals, measuring academic mastery beyond traditional grades.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% Graduation Rate
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rugby RIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Rugby RI provides spring rugby as an athletic option for Greene School students. This is not a Greene School program—students participate through Rugby RI directly rather than through the school. Families contact coach Brian Flamand, Greene School teacher, for registration and program details.
• Rhode Island CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Enrollment Program (EEP) courses carry real college credit from Rhode Island College, allowing students to earn college credits while in high school.
• University of Rhode IslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Enrollment Program (EEP) courses carry real college credit from the University of Rhode Island, allowing students to earn college credits while in high school.
• EnrollRIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRhode Island's statewide public school enrollment system used by all charter public schools in the state. Families create accounts, add students, and select The Greene School through this platform.
• Local NonprofitsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity service partnerships with local nonprofits are part of graduation requirements. Students partner with organizations to understand and address real community needs.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system used for grades, attendance, academic records, progress reports, transcripts, and schedules throughout the school year. Parents and students access through the Parent & Student Portal.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationFamily communication and engagement platform used for school updates, announcements, and community communication.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Foundation: Largest U.S. charter school network with a college-preparatory mission and focus on underserved students. Comparable as a broad incumbent benchmarking college-prep charter outcomes and organizational scale.
• Uncommon Schools: Multi-state charter management organization operating K-12 college-prep schools. Relevant broad incumbent for benchmarking rigorous college-prep charter outcomes and operational scale.
• Achievement First: Multi-state charter management organization operating K-12 college-prep schools with college-preparatory outcomes. Comparable as a broader franchise-style charter network competing for charter-conversion or expansion opportunities.

Direct peers

• Highlander Charter School: Rhode Island charter school serving grades K-12 with a research-based, college-preparatory approach. Direct peer competing in the same statewide charter enrollment pool.
• Paul Cuffee School: Providence-based K-12 charter school with a strong college-prep identity and project-based learning emphasis. Competes for the same Rhode Island families through the EnrollRI lottery.
• Blackstone Academy Charter School: Pawtucket-based Rhode Island charter high school with a small-school, college-preparatory model. Comparable peer for statewide charter enrollment and high school outcomes benchmarking.
• Blackstone Valley Prep: Rhode Island's largest charter school network serving grades K-12 across multiple campuses with a college-preparatory mission. Direct geographic peer competing for the same statewide charter enrollment pool via EnrollRI.
• The Met School: Providence-based Big Picture Learning school with project-based, individualized learning and internship-based high school. Comparable as a small, mission-driven Rhode Island public school with an alternative pedagogical model.

Others

• Expeditionary Learning (EL Education) Schools: National network of schools implementing the EL Education model. The Greene School is a credentialed EL Education school, making network-affiliated schools the closest pedagogical peers for model comparisons.

Regional players

• Compass Charter School: Virtual and hybrid charter school operating in select New England states. Relevant as a charter school with a non-traditional, place-flexible model that overlaps with the alternative education space The Greene School occupies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/360383_2
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-greene-school
• Instagramtgsri.org/360383_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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