Bolton is a great school, with great test scores, and outstanding students. However, the administration needs to step it up.
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Posted by a student on 04/30/09
bolton is a great school and the teachers and students are outstanding there's none of the clique's and stuff like that plus there R.O.T.C program is very good as a parent i am honored for my child to go there and i highly recommend it
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/08
Bolton is an awesome school. It has one of the top academic curriculums in the state, with the option of Honors, Gifted (the only school with a full gifted program in the Parish), Dual-Enrollment with LSUA, and Advanced Placement. It has a strong fixture on traditions, with some dating back 75+ years.
... Read more It is a large school, with a strong grip on the students themselves. C/O 2010. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/29/08
Bolton High School is the best high school in Rapides Parish. The education is great, the teachers are excellent, and the atmosphere is like home. The best part is that it is now a digital academy. Everyone gets their own laptop! Instead of notebooks and textbooks, you use a computer! It is also in
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Posted by a parent on 02/22/08
Bolton High is now an all digital campus with each student having their own laptop. It is one of only a handful of digital academies in the US and the only one of its kind in the state. The high school was recently ranked in the top 3% of school in the US. It offers AP, dual enrollment, and a well-structured
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Posted by a parent on 02/18/08
Havent been here even a semester yet but the Teachers have a good attitude and seem to really care. This includes the guidance counselors. So far, I am impressed. Bolton is what one would call an inner city school and we are in the South. These are my first impressions based on the first couple of
... Read more months with my freshman. The parents must try to be involved -- I believe your kid can get lost in the shuffle in a big public school where there is a lot of apathy from students. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/17/07
I would just like to comment on the outstanding curriculum and environment of this school. Even though it's in the ghetto, it is a remarkable education center with lots to provide to students. Though the student-body is very diverse, we seem to come together as one whole body to function well. I am
... Read more currently a student at Louisiana Tech University studying to become a Civil Engineer, and the curriculum of my college classes are barely exceding Bolton's. I am proud to say that I'm a bear, and would recommend this school to any prospective student. I was selected 1st team all district soph., jr., and sr. years in baseball as a left-handed pitcher, and recieved a scholarship to play for LaTech. I find no need to seek other schools for athletic reasons; if you have the talent, it will show! C/O 05...Jacob Luttgeharm Read less
Posted by a student on 03/16/06
We have had three children attend Bolton. While it is the best education in Rapides Parish it has lost a significant pool of teaching talent in recent years. The impact has been a great lessening of its academic leadership. All of the six weeks tests are identcal and made up by the department head with
... Read more the principal. This means that no matter where you are in the course you will be tested against a set standard which for more advanced students is often far behind what they are currently studying and does not reflect their actual course work. The decline in academic rigor has been disappointing over the last 8 years. This is for the time period of 1997-2004. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/22/04
This school is an overall excellant academic school. The teachers (65%) are Nationally Certified and spend summers and extra hours to keep abreast of new and better ways of teaching. The people in this area down this great school (it is on the National Historic Register), because the more wealthy deem
... Read more to go to the newer school (ASH). I went before a panel to have my child sent to this school in stead of ASH. We have been well pleased. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Louisiana used the Graduate Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) to test grade 10 students in math and English language arts and grade 11 students in science and social studies. The GEE 21 is a high school graduation requirement. The GEE 21 is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Louisiana. The goal is for all students to score at or above basic on the test.
Gifted Students, Hearing Specialists, Life Skills, Speech/Language Pathologists
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Alexandria schools — Bolton High School is located at 2101 Vance Ave, Alexandria LA 71301. 2101 Vance Ave is in the 71301 ZIP code in Alexandria, LA The school district for Bolton High School is the Rapides Parish School District. Bolton High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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