Riverside Alternative High School

Public school, grades 1 to 12 · Bridge City, Louisiana

Riverside Alternative High School in Bridge City, Louisiana enrolled 27 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 3.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana median of 11.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Louisiana: 82.6%).

Enrollment fell 49% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%

53 students in 2022-23, 31 students in 2023-24, 27 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at Riverside Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 2702040602022-23532023-24312024-2527
Students enrolled at Riverside Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 2702040602022-23532023-24312024-2527
Students enrolled at Riverside Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 2702040602022-23532023-24312024-2527
Students enrolled at Riverside Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 53, 2023-24: 31, 2024-25: 2702040602022-23532023-24312024-2527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23537.07.6
2023-24316.05.2
2024-25279.03.0

3.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Louisiana schools of this kind

Among the 101 Louisiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 3.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 3.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 3.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 3.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 3.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 3.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Louisiana other schools, 2024-25101 values from 3.0 to 50.5; This school 3.0; state median 11.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 3.0state median 11.7U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside Alternative High School enrolled 40 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent26.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.0% of students were White, 33.3% Black, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.0%
  2. Black33.3%
  3. Two or more races3.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Riverside Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%5% or less42.4%
Math, 2022-23under 50%5% or less (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 13 students in Riverside Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtLouisiana
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%10‑14%82.6%
Students in the class137950,762

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Bridge City

2 public schools of this kind in Bridge City report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverside Alternative High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mildred S. Harris Elementary School40321.977.2%
Riverside Alternative High School273.085.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverside Alternative High School

  1. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 5.8 miles away: 2,263 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. Phoenix High SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 25 miles away: 203 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  3. Compare Riverside Alternative High School with Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Office of Juvenile Justice spends per student$86,011 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$86,011
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaRiverside Alternative High School is the number 103 by size of 108 Louisiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#103 of 108
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher3.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 11.7 for schools of this kind.3.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverside Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Riverside Alternative High School?
    27 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 53 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Bridge City, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Alternative High School?
    3.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for schools of this kind is 11.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverside Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Riverside Alternative High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riverside Alternative High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riverside Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Riverside Alternative High School?
    under 50% of the 13 students in Riverside Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.6% across Louisiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Riverside Alternative High School in?
    Office of Juvenile Justice, NCES district ID 2200047. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220004701780 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22