📍 400 North Park Avenue, Altus, Jackson County, 73521
Altus Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Altus, Jackson County. The school has 921 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Altus school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Altus Hs enrolls 921 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 413 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 359 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 921 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Altus Hs is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 OK-30, state senate district 38, state house district 52.
Altus Hs is one of 7 schools in ALTUS, based in Altus, Oklahoma. The district serves 3,593 students district-wide and employs 210 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 921 students, Altus Hs is larger than the district average of about 513 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote