📍 240 Cr 2429, Alto, Cherokee County, 75925
Alto Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alto, Cherokee County. The school has 167 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daren Childs. It is part of the Alto Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alto Middle enrolls 167 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 27% |
| White | 38 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 12% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 167 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 167 students, Alto Middle is close to the district average of about 168 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote