High · Virginia

Richmond Alternative School

Alternative

Richmond Alternative School, a public high school in Richmond, Virginia: grades 6–12, 277 students, 8.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Richmond City Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 277
Teachers (FTE): 33.2
Students per teacher: 8.3
Grades: 6–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 96% of high schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 325 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Smaller than 91% of high schools in Virginia

Median 1,136 · 325 schools compared

Smaller than 62% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Virginia: 72%

12%proficient

−4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of high schools in Virginia

Median 71% · 42 high schools compared

42 students tested, grades 7, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Virginia: 66%

27%proficient

+26.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of high schools in Virginia

Median 59% · 39 high schools compared

41 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 6–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Richmond City Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Richmond City Public Schools.

Location

Address: 119 West Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804)780-4388
City or town: Richmond
County: Richmond city

Website Quality of life in Richmond Schools in Richmond

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Open HighFree meals for all	9–12	171	9.2	—	—	1.0 mi
Richmond Community HighFree meals for all	9–12	211	8.1	—	—	1.6 mi
Armstrong HighFree meals for all	9–12	709	8.6	—	—	2.1 mi
Franklin Military AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	335	6.4	93%	98%	2.5 mi
Thomas Jefferson HighFree meals for all	9–12	749	11.9	—	—	2.9 mi
John Marshall HighFree meals for all	9–12	645	10.2	—	—	3.1 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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