ALTUS JHS

Set in Altus, Oklahoma, ALTUS JHS is a reasonably sized junior high, one of the schools within ALTUS. It teaches 533 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 388 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, ALTUS JHS lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 41% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALTUS JHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.1%; this one delivers 24.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $62,799, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jackson County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,536 students), ALTUS JHS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALTUS PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around ALTUS JHS. On composite proficiency, ALTUS JHS comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 31.0%.

ALTUS JHS operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 533 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ALTUS JHS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.