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Enrollment
572
Elementary
STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY INC.·NCES 160017501082
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
151 NORTH RIDGE AVENUE, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402 · (208) 522-5145 · Bonneville County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Idaho public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
192 students
STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
47.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY this school | 572 | 33.6% | N/A |
| PEPPER RIDGE ELEMENTARY BOISE | 472 | 35.4% | N/A |
| DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 416 | 30.5% | N/A |
| ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARY TWIN FALLS | 601 | 31.8% | N/A |
| AMITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 371 | 36.9% | N/A |
| MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 494 | 25.9% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary 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 ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bonneville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #164 of 323 | #8 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #103 of 319 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #32 of 393 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #284 of 295 | #22 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #124 of 296 | #11 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #254 of 328 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.2% | #8 of 70 | #1 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
572
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 572 | 25.5 | 22.4:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 25.5 | 21.5:1 | 32% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 26.7 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (414 to 572); teachers up 34% (19 to 25.5).
About ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is an elementary school in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, and it is part of ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY INC.. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 572 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students.
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY reports to ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY INC..
At ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY, White students make up 72% of the student body. The next largest groups are 20% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points below the 84% share among Bonneville County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 22.4:1 comes from the school's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.4 students per teacher above the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 34% in 2024-25.
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Idaho public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Federal survey data for Bonneville County show that the median household income is $79,068, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 57 public schools in Bonneville County, enrolling about 27,028 students in all.
The closest other public school is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show 579 students in 2020-21 and 572 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 22.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.0 in 2020-21.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IDAHO FALLS
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- SKYLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,336 students
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
Nearby schools
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 383
- CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER0.5 mi · 3
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 135
- IDAHO FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,298
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 577
- TEMPLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMYHow large is ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY?
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY serve?
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY have?
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY?
Student demographics at ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY are roughly 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY?
ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY is overseen by ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY INC. in Bonneville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.