Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTO ISD·NCES 480798000126
Alto Elementary School
236 CR 2429, ALTO, TX 75925 · (936) 858-7170 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
151 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within ALTO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 40.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Alto Elementary School
Alto Elementary School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Elementary School this school | 207 | 72.9% | 38.3% |
| Houston Elementary School DENISON | 255 | 78.4% | 39.3% |
| Kimball Elementary School MESQUITE | 208 | 76.0% | 46.3% |
| West Rusk Intermediate School NEW LONDON | 215 | 75.3% | 32.5% |
| Bailey Inglish Early Childhood Center BONHAM | 186 | 74.7% | N/A |
| Albert C Williams Elementary School COMMERCE | 317 | 72.9% | 31.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Alto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,801 of 4,401 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,941 of 4,466 ▼ 860 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,640 of 4,466 ▼ 1,323 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,116 of 3,998 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #4,604 of 4,938 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #2,291 of 4,622 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #520 of 4,628 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #2,397 of 4,789 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #729 of 2,838 | #1 of 6 |
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
207
-33 (-14%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 73% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 14.3 | 14.1:1 | 69% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 18.5 | 11.3:1 | 74% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 78% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 71% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 73% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 25 | 11.9:1 | 75% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 77% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alto Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (278 to 207); teachers down 37% (22 to 14).
About Alto Elementary School
In ALTO, Texas, part of Cherokee County, Alto Elementary School is an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 207 students enrolled. That is 60% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
ALTO ISD includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 505 students.
The student body at Alto Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 40%. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 9% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points below the 65% share among Cherokee County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Alto Elementary School are from different groups.
Alto Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 73%.
A school with Alto Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 42.5%. Alto Elementary School scores 38.3%, 4.2 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Cherokee County show that the median household earns about $61,261 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Cherokee County, 24 public schools serve about 10,948 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Alto Middle School, is the closest to Alto Elementary School. Alto Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Alto Elementary School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 207, down from 240 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.9:1 to 14.8:1.
The Alto Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,886
Census ACS
Median income
$61,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALTO ISD
- Alto Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
- Alto High SchoolHigh · 146 students
Other schools in ALTO
- Alto Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
- Alto High SchoolHigh · 146 students
Other Alto Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Alto Elementary. Alto Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Alto Elementary SchoolALTO, MI · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Alto Middle School0.1 mi · 152
- Alto High School0.1 mi · 146
- Rusk Junior High School9.1 mi · 458
- Rusk High School9.2 mi · 621
- Rusk Intermediate School9.4 mi · 301
- Gw Bradford Primary School9.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Alto Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alto Elementary School?
Alto Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Alto Elementary School serve?
Alto Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alto Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alto Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alto Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alto Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Alto Elementary School public or private?
Alto Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALTO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.