📍 49 Madison Avenue, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, 70043
C.F. Rowley Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Bernard Parish school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
C.F. Rowley Alternative School enrolls 275 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 69% male and 31% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 28% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 128 | 47% |
| White | 77 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 275 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
C.F. Rowley Alternative School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 LA-20, state senate district 3, state house district 103.
C.F. Rowley Alternative School is one of 12 schools in St. Bernard Parish, based in Chalmette, Louisiana. The district serves 7,592 students district-wide and employs 480 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, C.F. Rowley Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near C.F. Rowley Alternative School.
Find vacancies →