R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus

Set in Danville, Virginia, R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus is a tiny high school, operated by Danville City Public Schools. It educates 163 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 1,213 students each, so R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus sits 87% below that benchmark.

Danville City Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,564 students; R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus is among them.

In terms of who attends, R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus records that nearly all students (88%) are Black; the rest reads as 6% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Danville city (around 96%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 71.2%; actual is 13.5%, a gap of -57.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Danville city indicate median household earnings sit near $44,423, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Danville city runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,564 students), of which R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus is one.

Galileo Magnet High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

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