📍 831 Chanslor Ave., Richmond, Contra Costa County, 94801
Greenwood Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Contra Costa County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Phillip Johnson. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
Greenwood Academy enrolls 218 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 8.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 123 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 24% |
| White | 18 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 218 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Greenwood Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Greenwood Academy is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Greenwood Academy is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.