📍 809 W. Eighth St., Alturas, Modoc County, 96101
Alturas Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alturas, Modoc County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Welch. It is part of the Modoc Joint Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
Alturas Elementary enrolls 389 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 389 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alturas Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alturas Elementary is one of 6 schools in Modoc Joint Unified, based in Alturas, California. The district serves 766 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Alturas Elementary is larger than the district average of about 128 students per school.