📍 25149 1st St, Monte Alto, Hidalgo County, 78538
Monte Alto H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monte Alto, Hidalgo County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Miss Gonzalez. It is part of the Monte Alto Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monte Alto H S enrolls 295 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 98% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 295 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monte Alto H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 35.
Monte Alto H S is one of 3 schools in MONTE ALTO ISD, based in MONTE ALTO, Texas. The district serves 819 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Monte Alto H S is close to the district average of about 273 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant