Altona Middle School

Altona Middle School operates as a substantial middle-grades school in LONGMONT, Colorado, run under St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. Current enrollment sits at 715 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 31,607 students. Altona Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Altona Middle School logs that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Boulder County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Altona Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.5%; this one delivers 68.4%, a residual of +15.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Boulder County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,994, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Altona Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Eagle Crest Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Altona Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Altona Middle School has edged down 11%, going from 803 students in 2018 to 715 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.