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Enrollment
778
High
DISTRICT 1,707 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870007066
VENTURE ALTER H S
600 SE GREEN OAKS BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 · (682) 867-6400 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
679 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
16.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
22.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
778
+495 (+175%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 8.8:1
% White
9%
was 22%
% Hispanic
73%
was 49%
% Black
13%
was 24%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VENTURE ALTER H S
VENTURE ALTER H S operates as an average-sized 9-12 campus in ARLINGTON, Texas, one of the schools within ARLINGTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 778 students spanning grades 7 through 12.
Within ARLINGTON ISD, which oversees 75 schools and 53,394 students, VENTURE ALTER H S is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, VENTURE ALTER H S records that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Black, 9% White, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VENTURE ALTER H S has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. VENTURE ALTER H S is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).
Nearest neighbor: BEBENSEE EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 175%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 778 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 49% to 73%. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for VENTURE ALTER H S typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- SEGUIN H SHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- MARTIN H SHigh · 3,535 students
- SAM HOUSTON H SHigh · 3,208 students
- ARLINGTON H SHigh · 2,580 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,457 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- MANSFIELD TIMBERVIEW H SHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- BEBENSEE EL0.5 mi · 765
- WILLIAMS EL0.7 mi · 577
- OUSLEY J H1.1 mi · 782
- MANARA STEM ACADEMY - ARLINGTON1.2 mi · 271
- GLENN HARMON EL1.2 mi · 401
- TRINITY BASIN PREPARATORY - ARLINGTON1.3 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About VENTURE ALTER H SWhat is the total enrollment at VENTURE ALTER H S?
VENTURE ALTER H S enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does VENTURE ALTER H S serve?
VENTURE ALTER H S serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does VENTURE ALTER H S have?
VENTURE ALTER H S employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VENTURE ALTER H S?
At VENTURE ALTER H S, the student body is approximately 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is VENTURE ALTER H S public or private?
VENTURE ALTER H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARLINGTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.