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Riverside Alternative High School

PublicOtherGrades 1–12Alternative Education School

3225 River Road, Bridge City, LA 70094 · (504) 437-3050 · Part of Office of Juvenile Justice

Bridge City’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
27
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–12
The gist

What stands out about Riverside Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 27% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3225 River Road, Bridge City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 83
Grade 95
Grade 106
Grade 114
Grade 129
Enrollment over time
37’20
36’21
53’22
31’23
27’24

Down 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 33%Two or more races 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riverside Alternative High School from Bridge City families.

Other schools in Office of Juvenile Justice

The district →
Central Southwest Alternative High School
Other · Grades K–12 · Bunkie
C+
56 students8:1
Southside Alternative High School
Other · Grades 1–12 · Monroe
D−
165 students8:1
Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville
High · Grades 6–12 · Saint Martinville
16 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Bridge City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.