Best Public Schools in Altamont, KS

Summary:

The city of Altamont, Kansas, is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school and 2 high schools (one of which is a virtual school). The data reveals that Altamont Elementary and Labette County High School are the standout schools in the area, with strong academic performance and positive trends.

Altamont Elementary is ranked 207 out of 656 Kansas elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Labette County and Kansas averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels, particularly in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade ELA, as well as 5th grade Science. Additionally, Altamont Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the high schools.

Labette County High School has shown improvement, moving from 238 out of 327 in 2022-2023 to 105 out of 332 in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. It also outperforms the Labette County and Kansas averages in ELA and Math proficiency for 10th grade and across all grades. In contrast, Labette County Virtual School lags behind the other schools in academic performance, with significantly lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altamont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	705 E 6th Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 784-5511	208	13	16.3	59.1%	195 (93.8%)	5 (2.4%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	66.7	207^th of 656 public elementary schools	68.4%		51	314^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.9%	107	68.2	47.1	52.2	73.9	32.0	50.0		54.0	50.0	35.3	52.2	56.5	28.0	37.5		43.6	52.2	25.0	41.0	$15,817	$3,307	$12,510
Labette County High School	Public	9-12	601 S High School Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	No	No	No	(620) 784-5321	483	39	12.3	58.0%	414 (85.7%)	6 (1.2%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	63.4	105^th of 332 public high schools	68.4%		33.2	231^st of 318 public high schools	27.4%	126							48.2	48.2							34.2	34.2				$12,375	$272	$12,104
Labette County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	401 S. High School Street	Altamont	67330	Labette County	Labette County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(620) 784-5326	39			7.7%	30 (76.9%)	1 (2.6%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	20.7	272^nd of 332 public high schools	18.1%					(n/a)							10.0	7.1							30.0	35.7				$861	$00	$861

Cities Near Altamont

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mound Valley	5.78 mi	1	137^th
Parsons	6.83 mi	8	208^th
Edna	10.01 mi	1	17^th
Oswego	10.38 mi	2	233^rd
Bartlett	10.9 mi	1	172^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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