Richmond Alternative
119 West Leigh St
Richmond VA, 23220, Richmond City County
Phone: 804-780-4388
Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 11
School District: Richmond City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 18 | |||
| Total Students: | 222 | 202 | 239 | 268 | 265 | 298 | 324 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.5% | 6 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Grade 7: | 26 | 11.7% | 25 | 12.4% | 30 | 12.6% | 28 | 10.4% | 37 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.8% | 51 | 15.7% |
| Grade 8: | 43 | 19.4% | 42 | 20.8% | 40 | 16.7% | 66 | 24.6% | 55 | 20.8% | 62 | 20.8% | 65 | 20.1% |
| Grade 9: | 63 | 28.4% | 51 | 25.2% | 75 | 31.4% | 82 | 30.6% | 70 | 26.4% | 98 | 32.9% | 101 | 31.2% |
| Grade 10: | 34 | 15.3% | 44 | 21.8% | 67 | 28.0% | 50 | 18.7% | 69 | 26.0% | 57 | 19.1% | 66 | 20.4% |
| Grade 11: | 54 | 24.3% | 37 | 18.3% | 21 | 8.8% | 35 | 13.1% | 27 | 10.2% | 25 | 8.4% | 25 | 7.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 114 | 51.4% | 119 | 58.9% | 120 | 50.2% | 153 | 57.1% | 146 | 55.1% | 160 | 53.7% | 166 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 108 | 48.6% | 83 | 41.1% | 119 | 49.8% | 115 | 42.9% | 111 | 41.9% | 130 | 43.6% | 154 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 215 | 96.8% | 200 | 99.0% | 234 | 97.9% | 262 | 97.8% | 258 | 97.4% | 294 | 98.7% | 322 | 99.4% |
| White: | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 86.9% | 196 | 97.0% | 200 | 83.7% | 210 | 78.4% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.1% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.09 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16.60 | 18.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 8% | 81% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 80% | 80% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 61% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 71% | 85% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70% | 89% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 9% | 34% | 52% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 73% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 31% | 64% | 82% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 70% | 83% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 87% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 77% | 89% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 77% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 74% | 89% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 72% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 42.4% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 3% | 44% | 56% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 55% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 23% | 57% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 34% | 62% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 57% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 4% | 26% | 57% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 10% | 22.7% | 61.1% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 63% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 20% | 59% | 78% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 65% | 79% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 67% | 83% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 76% | 87% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 78% | 89% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79% | 90% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 69% | 89% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 39.2% | 70.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 69% | 81% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 7% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | 63% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 71% | 83% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | 85% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | 80% | 87% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 68% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 3% | 32% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 34.6% | 61.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33% | 82% | 87% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 73% | 87% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 82% | 89% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | 90% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | 90% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 84% | 92% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 77% | 92% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 78% | 92% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 43.6% | 76.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 4% | 56% | 74% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 86% | 91% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 78% | 85% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 76% | 88% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 89% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 85% | 91% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 89% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 76% | 88% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 46.1% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 6% | 77% | 87% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66% | 85% | 88% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75% | 88% | 91% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56% | 86% | 93% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86% | 90% | 93% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 91% | 95% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 89% | 94% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 45% | 50% | 75% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 19.7% | 53.8% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 5% | 88% | 88% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 33% | 86% | 84% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60% | 85% | 90% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 16% | 79% | 83% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33% | 78% | 83% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42% | 80% | 88% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 44% | 78% | 88% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65% | 85% | 88% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53% | 84% | 89% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 41% | 80% | 91% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 35% | 75% | 92% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 43.3% | 63.2% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 15% | 74% | 80% |
| 2005 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 38% | 83% | 88% |
| 2006 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 57% | 84% | 90% |
| 2007 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 84% | 90% | 94% |
| 2008 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 94% |
| 2009 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 95% |
| 2010 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 89% | 91% | 94% |
| 2011 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 2012 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 63% | 90% | 93% |
| 2013 | English Reading | End of course | % met std | 32% | 75.5% | 88.9% |
| 2005 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 7% | 75% | 75% |
| 2006 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 6% | 68% | 77% |
| 2007 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 14% | 69% | 83% |
| 2008 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 14% | 69% | 84% |
| 2009 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 28% | 71% | 86% |
| 2010 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 32% | 74% | 86% |
| 2011 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 13% | 69% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 7% | 74% | 85% |
| 2013 | Geography | End of course | % met std | 0% | 64.1% | 84.9% |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 4% | 67% | 83% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 76% | 83% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73% | 80% | 86% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 58% | 82% | 87% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 81% | 87% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 86% | 88% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 72% | 80% | 86% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 53% | 73% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 26.7% | 43.6% | 75.7% |
| 2005 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 18% | 85% | 89% |
| 2006 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 15% | 86% | 91% |
| 2007 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 9% | 91% | 93% |
| 2008 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 16% | 85% | 94% |
| 2009 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 28% | 90% | 95% |
| 2010 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 30% | 89% | 95% |
| 2011 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 26% | 74% | 83% |
| 2012 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 0% | 73% | 84% |
| 2013 | VA and US History | End of course | % met std | 40% | 72.5% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 0% | 49% | 84% |
| 2005 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 15% | 83% | 88% |
| 2006 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 10% | 84% | 89% |
| 2007 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 12% | 84% | 93% |
| 2010 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 25% | 82% | 92% |
| 2011 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 23% | 73% | 83% |
| 2012 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 5% | 77% | 85% |
| 2013 | World History II | End of course | % met std | 0% | 75.9% | 85.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 24% | 69% | 88% |
| 2006 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 77% | 86% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 95% | 91% | 93% |
| 2008 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 68% | 79% | 92% |
| 2009 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 93% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 87% | 80% | 92% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 73% | 80% | 93% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 65% | 85% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 65% | 83% | 86.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.