Alternative/PRU High Open

Alternative Learning Center

๐Ÿ“ 4900 Gonzales St, Austin, Travis County, 78702

114
Pupils
11.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Alternative Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is J Hodges. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
J Hodges
School district
Austin Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Alternative Learning Center enrolls 114 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

Male students
74 (65%)
Female students
40 (35%)
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student-teacher ratio
11.4:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino7868%
Black or African American2018%
White1311%
Two or more races32.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

89 of the school's 114 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“12Title I

Alternative Learning Center 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 14, state house district 51.

School district: AUSTIN ISD

Alternative Learning Center is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 114 students, Alternative Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

72,272
District students
124
Schools
4,433
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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