Enrollment
146
High
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTO ISD·NCES 480798000127
Alto High School
248 CR 2429, ALTO, TX 75925 · (936) 858-7110 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
114 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 24% |
Student demographics
72%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
Feeds from
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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 0.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 High School
Alto High School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto High School this school | 146 | 78.1% | 53.8% |
| Somerville High School SOMERVILLE | 207 | 77.8% | 24.3% |
| Winona High School WINONA | 319 | 84.0% | 48.3% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School DESOTO | 191 | 83.2% | 38.0% |
| Coolidge High School COOLIDGE | 140 | 72.9% | 48.2% |
| Corrigan-Camden High School CORRIGAN | 248 | 65.7% | 50.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #693 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,182 of 1,425 ▼ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,101 of 1,425 ▼ 96 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #930 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #1,457 of 2,107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #424 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #65 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
146
-45 (-24%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 146 | 18.5 | 7.9:1 | 78% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 17 | 8.7:1 | 73% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 18.6 | 8.7:1 | 78% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 75% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 61% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 65% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 20 | 8.4:1 | 64% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 21 | 8.9:1 | 55% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 27 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alto High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (201 to 146); teachers down 7% (20 to 18.5).
About Alto High School
Alto High School is a small high school for students in ALTO, Texas. The school enrolls 146 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Texas) has about 796 students.
Alto High School is in ALTO ISD, a district with 505 students across 3 schools.
Alto High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 35%. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 25% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Cherokee County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. Alto High School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 7.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. For comparison, public schools in Cherokee County average 66%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Alto High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Alto High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.8%; the prediction is 40.4%.
Census estimates describe Cherokee County this way: median household income is about $61,261, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 24 public schools in Cherokee County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,948.
Alto Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Alto High School at 2nd of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 146, 24% below the 191 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 7.9:1, from 10.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Alto High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Alto Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
Other schools in ALTO
- Alto Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Alto Middle SchoolMiddle · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Alto Middle School0.1 mi · 152
- Alto Elementary School0.1 mi · 207
- Rusk Junior High School9.2 mi · 458
- Rusk High School9.3 mi · 621
- Rusk Intermediate School9.5 mi · 301
- Gw Bradford Primary School9.5 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Alto High SchoolHow large is Alto High School?
Alto High School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 09-12.
Is Alto High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alto High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alto High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alto High School is approximately 7.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alto High School?
At Alto High School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 35% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Alto High School public or private?
Alto High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALTO ISD.
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