📍 236 Cr 2429, Alto, Cherokee County, 75925
Alto el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alto, Cherokee County. The school has 208 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candis Mabry. It is part of the Alto Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alto el enrolls 208 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 83 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 7.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 208 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alto el 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 TX-60, state senate district 3, state house district 11.
Alto el is one of 3 schools in ALTO ISD, based in ALTO, Texas. The district serves 505 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 208 students, Alto el is larger than the district average of about 168 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote