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Enrollment
653
Combined
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN·NCES 120021000293
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL
25820 NE FUQUA CIR, ALTHA, FL 32421 · (850) 762-3121 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
282 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 56.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL this school | 653 | 43.2% | 55.8% |
| CENTRAL SCHOOL MILTON | 732 | 48.8% | 46.0% |
| SURFSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL PANAMA CITY BEACH | 755 | 34.2% | 62.0% |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL EASTPOINT | 851 | 55.9% | 32.6% |
| DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL PANAMA CITY | 1,690 | 37.2% | 63.7% |
| PAXTON SCHOOL PAXTON | 783 | 60.4% | 64.7% |
Matched among Florida K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #16 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #18 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #16 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #18 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #26 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #34 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #52 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
653
+70 (+12%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 653 | 39.6 | 16.5:1 | 43% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 37.6 | 17.0:1 | 55% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 40.9 | 16.5:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 49% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 52% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 56% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 38% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
About ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL, located in ALTHA, Florida, is a large school serving multiple grade levels. The school enrolls 653 students in pre-K through 12. Combined schools in Florida average about 353 students, which makes this school 85% larger than average.
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is part of CALHOUN, where 6 schools serve 2,031 students.
Roughly 88% of students at ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 76% of Calhoun County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
A staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.5:1. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL scores 55.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.5%.
Calhoun County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $50,517, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,031, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL among them.
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL's nearest public school is BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (about 8.7 miles). The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. On average proficiency, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 70 students, from 583 to 653.
The discussion board for ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,492
Census ACS
Median income
$50,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,031 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALHOUN
- BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 658 students
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 484 students
- CARR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 30 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 1 students
Nearby schools
- BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 658
- CARR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL9.2 mi · 205
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 484
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISE9.7 mi · 1
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM9.7 mi · 30
- GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL11.2 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOLHow large is ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL?
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL serve?
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL have?
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL?
At ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL public or private?
ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CALHOUN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.