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If you had an hour of school board time for ALTUS JHS, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
533
Middle
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 388
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTUS·NCES 400285000036
Altus Junior High School
1600 South Park Lane, Altus, OK 73521 · (580) 481-2173 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
365 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 68%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 274 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 49% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Altus Junior High School→Altus High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALTUS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
19.5%
OK avg 32.6%
What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.
Source: OSTP / CCRA. 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
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 Altus Junior High School
Altus Junior High School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Junior High School this school | 533 | 68.5% | 24.0% |
| Altus Intermediate School Altus | 509 | 67.8% | 26.6% |
| Highland West Junior High School Moore | 479 | 68.9% | 17.2% |
| Dewitt Waller Middle School Enid | 735 | 67.5% | 25.8% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Broken Arrow | 642 | 63.4% | 18.2% |
| Pauls Valley Junior High School Pauls Valley | 322 | 73.6% | 22.3% |
Matched among Oklahoma middle 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 Altus Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #171 of 222 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #163 of 223 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #135 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #94 of 356 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #197 of 237 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #145 of 237 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #145 of 308 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #45 of 89 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
533
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
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 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 68% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 29.2 | 17.4:1 | 72% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 29.4 | 16.7:1 | 67% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 62% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 28.7 | 16.6:1 | 56% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 62% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 63% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 47% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altus Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (476 to 533); teachers up 1% (28.7 to 29).
About Altus Junior High School
Altus Junior High School is one of the public schools in Altus, Oklahoma. It is a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment stands at 533 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 37% larger than the average of about 388 students for middle schools in Oklahoma.
Altus Junior High School is one school in ALTUS, a system of 7 schools with 3,593 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Altus Junior High School is White, with 44% of students. Next come 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 72% White. The diversity index for Altus Junior High School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.4 students per teacher. Middle schools in Oklahoma average 15.7:1, 2.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Altus Junior High School, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Altus Junior High School would be expected to post about 32.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.0%.
Census data for Jackson County show median household income comes to about $62,799, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,536, Altus Junior High School among them.
About 0.4 miles separate Altus Junior High School from the closest public school, Altus Primary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Altus Junior High School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
A 12% rise took enrollment from 474 in 2020-21 to 533 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
Altus Junior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,678
Census ACS
Median income
$62,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,536 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALTUS
- Altus High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Altus Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Altus Primary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Altus Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Altus Early Childhood CenterElementary · 372 students
- Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Other schools in Altus
- Altus High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Altus Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- Altus Primary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Altus Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Altus Early Childhood CenterElementary · 372 students
- Rivers Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Altus Primary School0.4 mi · 436
- Altus High School1.3 mi · 975
- Altus Early Childhood Center1.8 mi · 372
- Altus Intermediate School1.9 mi · 509
- Altus Elementary School2.9 mi · 416
- Rivers Elementary School2.9 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Altus Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Altus Junior High School?
Altus Junior High School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 07-08.
Is Altus Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Altus Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Altus Junior High School have?
Altus Junior High School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Altus Junior High School?
Student demographics at Altus Junior High School are roughly 44% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Altus Junior High School?
Altus Junior High School is overseen by ALTUS in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.