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Alto Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6150 Bancroft Ave Se, Alto, Kent County, 49302

407
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Alto Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alto, Kent County. The school has 407 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lowell Area Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lowell Area Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Alto Elementary School enrolls 407 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
204 (50%)
Female students
203 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.3
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White37492%
Hispanic or Latino235.7%
Two or more races82%
Asian1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

100 of the school's 407 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 14 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

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Alto Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-20, state senate district 29, state house district 86.

School district: Lowell Area Schools

Alto Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Lowell Area Schools, based in LOWELL, Michigan. The district serves 3,470 students district-wide and employs 198 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 407 students, Alto Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 496 students per school.

3,470
District students
7
Schools
198
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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