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Altama Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6045 Altama Ave, Brunswick, Glynn County, 31525

583
Pupils
12.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Altama Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brunswick, Glynn County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Glynn County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Glynn County

Enrollment & staffing

Altama Elementary School enrolls 583 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Male students
275 (47%)
Female students
308 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
45.9
Student-teacher ratio
12.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American34860%
Hispanic or Latino12521%
White6411%
Two or more races345.8%
Asian71.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

515 of the school's 583 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Altama Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 3, state house district 179.

School district: Glynn County

Altama Elementary School is one of 17 schools in Glynn County, based in Brunswick, Georgia. The district serves 12,750 students district-wide and employs 949 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 583 students, Altama Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 750 students per school.

12,750
District students
17
Schools
949
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

29%
Reading proficient
29%
Math proficient
33%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Small

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