📍 705 E 6th Street, Altamont, Labette County, 67330
Altamont Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altamont, Labette County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Labette County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Altamont Elem enrolls 218 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 218 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Altamont Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 KS-20, state senate district 15, state house district 7.
Altamont Elem is one of 7 schools in Labette County, based in Altamont, Kansas. The district serves 1,532 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Altamont Elem is close to the district average of about 219 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant