Summary:
Zip code 67330 has three schools in Labette County, serving grades PK–12: Altamont Elementary (PK–8), Labette County High School (9–12), and Labette County Virtual School (6–12). Enrollment ranges from 39 students at the virtual school to 483 at the high school; Altamont has 208. The virtual school’s latest available test results are from 2024–25, while the other schools have 2025–26 results. The clearest concern is the virtual school’s very low reported ELA proficiency: 7% versus 44% statewide, alongside a 67% graduation rate and 34% dropout rate.
Altamont Elementary leads the latest all-grades results, scoring 47% in ELA, 43% in math, and 46% in science. It is ahead of Labette County High School by 1, 13, and 9 percentage points, respectively; Altamont’s scores are also above state results in all three subjects. The high school’s all-grades scores are 46% in ELA, 30% in math, and 37% in science. Its stronger result is 10th-grade ELA, at 46% versus 41% statewide, while 10th-grade math is 30% versus 37% statewide. Altamont’s overall lead does not hold across every grade: eighth-grade ELA is 27% versus 42% statewide, and eighth-grade math is 23% versus 40%.
Recent ELA and math results declined at both schools with consecutive-year scores: Altamont fell 7 points in ELA and 1 in math, while the high school fell 3 and 5 points. Altamont’s science score rose 5 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings also show both schools at the 58th percentile in 2025–26, after reaching the 68th percentile the prior year; the virtual school’s only listed ranking is the 18th percentile. Attendance measures differ: chronic absenteeism is 8% at Altamont and 23% at the high school, compared with 18% statewide, while the high school’s graduation rate is 98% versus 90% statewide. Altamont’s student–teacher ratio is 16.3, compared with 12.3 at the high school; their free/reduced-lunch rates are similar, at 59% and 58%.
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