📍 600 Se Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, Tarrant County, 76018
Venture Alter H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Arlington, Tarrant County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Greg Meeks. It is part of the Arlington Isd school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment.
Venture Alter H S enrolls 630 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 385 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 131 | 21% |
| White | 84 | 13% |
| Asian | 19 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 630 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 qualify for free lunch and 79 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.
Venture Alter H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 101.
Venture Alter H S is one of 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD, based in ARLINGTON, Texas. The district serves 53,339 students district-wide and employs 3,860 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Venture Alter H S is close to the district average of about 711 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large