Bolton High School
2101 Vance Ave Alexandria LA, 71301, Rapides County Phone: 318-448-3628 Ranking:  (145 out of 276, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Rapides Parish School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 43 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 45 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 578 | 628 | 654 | 689 | 589 | 545 | 570 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 185 | 32.0% | 216 | 34.4% | 198 | 30.3% | 253 | 36.7% | 249 | 42.3% | 195 | 35.8% | 206 | 36.1% |
| Grade 10: | 145 | 25.1% | 157 | 25.0% | 190 | 29.1% | 183 | 26.6% | 150 | 25.5% | 151 | 27.7% | 143 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 115 | 19.9% | 109 | 17.4% | 131 | 20.0% | 125 | 18.1% | 88 | 14.9% | 101 | 18.5% | 103 | 18.1% |
| Grade 12: | 133 | 23.0% | 146 | 23.2% | 135 | 20.6% | 128 | 18.6% | 102 | 17.3% | 98 | 18.0% | 118 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 47.2% | 302 | 48.1% | 314 | 48.0% | 342 | 49.6% | 286 | 48.6% | 260 | 47.7% | 290 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 305 | 52.8% | 326 | 51.9% | 340 | 52.0% | 347 | 50.4% | 295 | 50.1% | 277 | 50.8% | 276 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.2% | 20 | 3.1% | 31 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.2% | 13 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 19 | 2.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 343 | 59.3% | 374 | 59.6% | 366 | 56.0% | 397 | 57.6% | 314 | 53.3% | 281 | 51.6% | 310 | 54.4% |
| White: | 195 | 33.7% | 212 | 33.8% | 238 | 36.4% | 246 | 35.7% | 250 | 42.4% | 248 | 45.5% | 241 | 42.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 331 | 57.3% | 347 | 55.3% | 360 | 55.0% | 343 | 49.8% | 308 | 52.3% | 274 | 50.3% | 299 | 52.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.0% | 37 | 5.9% | 33 | 5.0% | 26 | 3.8% | 32 | 5.4% | 36 | 6.6% | 45 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.60 | 12.25 | 12.80 | 14.48 | 11.34 | 12.00 | 10.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 62% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 65% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 61% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 69% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 6.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,143.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,325.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,630.0 |
* Bolton High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.