📍 500 School Street, Alton, Oregon County, 65606
Alton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alton, Oregon County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alton R-Iv school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alton Elementary enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 283 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Alton 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 33, state house district 143.
Alton Elementary is one of 2 schools in ALTON R-IV, based in Alton, Missouri. The district serves 571 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Alton Elementary is close to the district average of about 286 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote