📍 1830 Sunset, Altus, Jackson County, 73521
Altus Es is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altus, Jackson County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Altus school district. It serves grades 3–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Altus Es enrolls 408 students across grades 3–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 49% |
| White | 145 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
291 of the school's 408 students (71%) 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 Es 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 Es 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 408 students, Altus Es is smaller than the district average of about 513 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote