Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUCHESNE DISTRICT·NCES 490024000158
Altamont High
15750 W HWY 87, ALTAMONT, UT 84001 · (435) 738-1345 · Duchesne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
61 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33%
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 7 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 28.4% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Altamont High
Altamont High's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont High this school | 273 | 22.3% | 32.2% |
| Kanab High KANAB | 322 | 18.9% | 50.9% |
| Panguitch High PANGUITCH | 149 | 21.5% | 36.9% |
| Launch High CEDAR CITY | 196 | 27.6% | 59.9% |
| Weber Innovation High School OGDEN | 369 | 19.8% | 45.6% |
| Success SUU CEDAR CITY | 224 | 21.4% | 76.8% |
Matched among Utah 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 Altamont High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #106 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #29 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #34 of 42 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #135 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #18 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #137 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #99 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #26 of 51 |
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
273
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 313
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 | 273 | 16.2 | 16.9:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 18.3 | 14.4:1 | 21% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 16.9 | 15.0:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | N/A | N/A | 27% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | N/A | N/A | 26% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | N/A | N/A | 29% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 24% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 29% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 15 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altamont High.
About Altamont High
Altamont High is a very small high school. Its address is in ALTAMONT, Utah. There are 273 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 72% below the 980-student average for high schools in Utah.
The Duchesne District system has 15 schools and 5,309 students.
Altamont High is 90% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. That is in line with Duchesne County, where about 87% of residents are White. The diversity index for Altamont High is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 22% of students at Altamont High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Duchesne County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
Test results at Altamont High are 16.6 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.2%, compared with a predicted 48.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Utah.
American Community Survey estimates for Duchesne County show that median household income comes to about $78,445, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 5,270 students.
Altamont School sits about 0.1 miles from Altamont High. Altamont High comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 254 in 2020-21 to 273 in 2024-25.
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Duchesne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,185
Census ACS
Median income
$78,445
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duchesne District
- Union HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Roosevelt Jr HighMiddle · 787 students
- Kings Peak SchoolElementary · 479 students
- East SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Centennial SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Duchesne SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other Altamont High schools
One other US public school is named Altamont High. Altamont High is the largest of the 2.
- Altamont High SchoolAltamont, IL · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Altamont School0.1 mi · 357
- Neola School14.4 mi · 137
- Duchesne School14.6 mi · 419
- Duchesne High14.8 mi · 408
- Kings Peak School15.9 mi · 479
- Roosevelt Jr High16.1 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About Altamont HighHow large is Altamont High?
Altamont High enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Altamont High serve?
Altamont High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Altamont High?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Altamont High.
How diverse is Altamont High?
Altamont High reports a student body of 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Altamont High in?
Altamont High is part of Duchesne District.
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