📍 99 Center Dr., Florence, Boone County, 41042
RISE Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Florence, Boone County. The school has 74 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boone County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
RISE Academy enrolls 74 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 53 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
49 of the school's 74 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
RISE Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-40, state senate district 11, state house district 69.
RISE Academy is one of 28 schools in Boone County, based in Florence, Kentucky. The district serves 20,514 students district-wide and employs 1,338 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 74 students, RISE Academy is smaller than the district average of about 733 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large