📍 1600 South Park Lane, Altus, Jackson County, 73521
Altus Jhs is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Altus, Jackson County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Altus school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Altus Jhs enrolls 491 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 491 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Altus Jhs 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 Jhs 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 491 students, Altus Jhs is close to the district average of about 513 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote