Alto Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Alto Independent School District (ISD) in Texas operates three schools: Alto Elementary, Alto Middle, and Alto High School. The district serves a relatively economically disadvantaged student population, with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch across all three schools.

Among the three schools, Alto Middle School stands out as the highest performer, ranking 677 out of 2,330 Texas middle schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 0.0% dropout rate. The school's 8th-grade students scored above the state average in Mathematics and Science on the STAAR tests. In contrast, Alto Elementary had lower proficiency rates in Reading and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages, indicating potential areas for improvement.

Alto High School also performed well, achieving a high 4-year graduation rate of 98.0% and a 0.0% dropout rate in 2022-2023. The high school's students scored above the state average in English II Reading and U.S. History on the STAAR EOC tests. Overall, the data suggests opportunities for the district to leverage the practices and strategies used at the higher-performing Alto Middle School to improve performance across all grade levels.

District Detail

244 County Rd 2429
Alto, TX 75925-9599

(936) 858-7101

SchoolDigger Rank:
589^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 505

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Alto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	236 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7170	207	14	14.8	72.9%	83 (40.1%)	44 (21.3%)	61 (29.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	46.3	2359^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%		23.2	3883^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	17.6%	1524						56.3	40.9					53.1	36.4								$10,105
Alto High School	Public	9-12	248 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7110	146	19	7.8	78.1%	37 (25.3%)	43 (29.5%)	51 (34.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	34.4	1282^nd of 1974 public high schools	35.1%		56.8	766^th of 1990 public high schools	61.5%	516	25.0	44.7	35.0	61.4	58.1																$18,502
Alto Middle	Public	5-8	240 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7140	152	13	11.4	80.9%	44 (28.9%)	30 (19.7%)	62 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)	39.5	1415^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.6%		53.8	956^th of 2372 public middle schools	59.7%	459	60.0							40.5	33.3	36.6	51.4			43.2	19.4	15.2	73.5	32.4	58.3	16.7	$12,089

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	9.15 mi	5	363^rd
Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	11.29 mi	1
Wells Independent School District (Isd)	14.41 mi	1
Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	17.75 mi	2	349^th
Central Independent School District (Isd)	21.31 mi	4	637^th

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

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