Venture Alternative High School
Public high school in Arlington, Texas · Arlington ISD · Grades 7–12
Venture Alternative High School serves 778 students in grades 7–12 in Arlington (Tarrant County). It is one of 73 schools in Arlington ISD. By enrollment it is the 707th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 67.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Arlington ISD |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480870007066 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Arlington ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 778 | 53,339 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.3% | 75.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Venture Alternative High School in context
Size
Of the 10 high schools in Arlington ISD, Venture Alternative High School is the 7th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 1,152 students, so Venture Alternative High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 178 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 48, against an average of 130 per grade. This year grade 12 has 158% more students than grade 7 (124 against 48). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 72.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Arlington ISD (50.8%). Black students are next, at 13%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.1% across Arlington ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Venture Alternative High School has 67.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 778 students would have about 55.6 teachers, so Venture Alternative High School has 12.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Seguin High School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 12 high schools within 5 miles and 42 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.6% |
| Black | 13% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 48 |
| Grade 8 | 114 |
| Grade 9 | 151 |
| Grade 10 | 163 |
| Grade 11 | 178 |
| Grade 12 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Se Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76018
Phone: (682)867-6400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Venture Alternative High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seguin High School | Arlington ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,554 | 14 | 71.6% |
| Basepoint Academy - Arlington | University of Texas University Charter School | 1.8 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| Bowie High School | Arlington ISD | 1.9 mi | 2,140 | 14.3 | 74.8% |
| Arlington Collegiate High School | Arlington ISD | 2.3 mi | 401 | 22.9 | 82% |
| Mansfield Timberview High School | Mansfield ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,788 | 14.6 | 58.6% |
| Tccse Early College H S at Timberview | Mansfield ISD | 2.8 mi | 277 | 23.2 | 49.8% |
| Mansfield Summit High School | Mansfield ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,772 | 15.8 | 67.7% |
| Iltexas Arlington-Grand Prairie High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.3 mi | 749 | 14.6 | 70.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.