ALTUS ES

Located at 1830 Sunset, in Altus, Oklahoma, ALTUS ES is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that instructs 416 students (grades 3 through 4), part of ALTUS.

ALTUS comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,593 students; ALTUS ES is among them.

In terms of who attends, ALTUS ES lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 39% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, ALTUS ES records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting ALTUS ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Jackson County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALTUS ES performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 30.2%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $62,799, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,536 students), ALTUS ES is one campus in the mix.

ALTUS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTUS ES ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTUS ES has climbed 5%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 30% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.