Summary:
The Altus Schools East County District has one listed high school, Altus Schools East County, serving grades 7–12 with 287 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency was below California’s in all three reported subjects, with the largest shortfall in mathematics: 12% proficient at the school versus 38% statewide, a 27-point gap. ELA was 32% versus 49%, and science was 27% versus 36%. Mathematics is the school’s most pronounced academic weakness compared with the state.
Because it is the only school in the list, Altus Schools East County is both the highest- and lowest-scoring school here; there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Its strongest reported grade-level results were in upper-grade science: 11th graders reached 46% proficiency versus 38% statewide, an 8-point advantage, and 12th graders reached 40% versus 33%, a 7-point advantage. Science was lower than the state in 8th grade (15% versus 35%, 21 points lower) and 10th grade (22% versus 33%, 11 points lower). ELA and mathematics were below state results in every reported grade, consistent with the weaker all-grades results.
Results changed unevenly over the two years: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, science proficiency rose 9 points, while ELA fell 7 points and mathematics fell 2 points; the average gap across the three subjects widened from 16 to 18 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 1,355th of 2,162 schools (37th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 to 1,226th of 2,137 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, but remained below its 2023–2024 standing of 1,061st (51st percentile, 3 stars). The school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 35.3:1, and 73% were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Graduation was 72% versus 88% statewide, while chronic absenteeism was 22% versus 18%; the dropout rate was lower, at 6% versus 8%. With only one school listed, these figures cannot show how schools in the district compare with one another.
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