Elementary Schools in Alto Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Alto Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has only one elementary school, Alto Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the top and bottom half of Texas elementary schools in recent years.

Alto Elementary's performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests has been mixed, with the school outperforming the state average in 3rd grade reading and math but underperforming in 4th grade reading and math. The school's overall STAAR scores have been below the state average in several subjects and grades. Additionally, Alto Elementary serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 68.66% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $11,899 in the 2020-2021 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 14:1, the academic performance data suggests that these investments may not be translating into consistent improvements in student outcomes. The school's leaders and the Alto ISD may need to identify and address specific areas of weakness to improve the school's academic performance and better support the needs of its student population.

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 Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th 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

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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