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Alta Elementary School

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Regular School · Alta, IA

Alta Elementary School is a regular school school in Alta, Iowa, serving grades PK–04 with 256 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
256
Teachers (FTE)
16.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 165 64%
Hispanic/Latino 55 21%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 19 7%
Black or African American 8 3%
Two or more races 6 2%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 256 130M / 126F

English Language Learners: 32 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 70-74% 64.9% 81
Reading Proficiency 60-64% 68.7% 81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.15 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
2 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
48
18.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 256 100%

Contact & Location

1009 South Main Street

Alta, IA 51002

Phone: (712)200-1400

District

Alta-Aurelia Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,838

District enrollment: 837

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

190348000045

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD