Top Rankings
Altus School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 491 students in Altus School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Altus School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 54% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
7 Schools
610 Schools
# Students
3,527 Students
209,881 Students
# Teachers
209 Teachers
12,906 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Altus School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 538 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#125 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)79%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.72
# American Indian Students
32 Students
27,985 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
13%
# Asian Students
40 Students
3,436 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,438 Students
38,076 Students
% Hispanic Students
41%
18%
# Black Students
209 Students
15,462 Students
% Black Students
6%
8%
# White Students
1,519 Students
96,601 Students
% White Students
43%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
752 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
279 Students
27,501 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
232
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
282
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
309
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
272
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
266
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
264
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
252
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
238
39,778
# Students in 7th Grade:
254
54,928
# Students in 8th Grade:
237
56,745
# Students in 9th Grade:
278
2,069
# Students in 10th Grade:
251
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
204
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
188
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,280 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,917. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,882 is less than the state median of $10,891. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,280
$10,917
Spending / Student
$9,882
$10,891
Best Altus School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altus Junior High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1600 South Park Lane
Altus, OK 73521
(580) 481-2173
Altus, OK 73521
(580) 481-2173
Grades: 7-8
| 491 students
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