📍 119 West Leigh Street, Richmond, Richmond city, 23220
Richmond Alternative is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Richmond, Richmond city. The school has 162 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 42%. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richmond Alternative enrolls 162 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 145 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.7% |
| White | 5 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Richmond Alternative is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-40, state senate district 9, state house district 71.
Richmond Alternative is one of 53 schools in Richmond City Public Schools, based in Richmond, Virginia. The district serves 20,962 students district-wide and employs 1,937 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 162 students, Richmond Alternative is smaller than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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