Altamont Elementary

Located at 452 West Saint Francis St., in Mountain House, California, Altamont Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that enrolls 616 students (grades K through 8), part of Lammersville Joint Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Lammersville Joint Unified comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 7,945 students; Altamont Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Altamont Elementary reports that the largest single group is Asian at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Joaquin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Altamont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.

In the broader community, census data for San Joaquin County shows median household earnings sit near $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Altamont Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sebastian Questa Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Altamont Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.2%.

Altamont Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Altamont Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 616). White enrollment moved from 19% to 14% across the same window.

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