Alto Elementary School
Public elementary school in Alto, Texas · Alto ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Alto Elementary School serves 207 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Alto (Cherokee County). It is one of 3 schools in Alto ISD. By enrollment it is the 4485th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Alto ISD |
| County | Cherokee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480798000126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alto ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 207 | 505 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 11 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.9% | 76.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alto Elementary School in context
Size
Alto Elementary School is the only elementary school in Alto ISD. Its 207 students are 41% of the district's 505. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 19.5 miles away and have a median of 340 students, so Alto Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 42 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 28, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 4 has 50% more students than kindergarten (42 against 28). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 38 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 40.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Alto ISD (32.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Alto ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alto Elementary School has 13.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 207 students would have about 14 teachers, so Alto Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Rusk Intermediate School, 9.4 miles away in Rusk ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.1% |
| Hispanic | 29.5% |
| Black | 21.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 38 |
| Kindergarten | 28 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 33 |
| Grade 4 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
236 Cr 2429, Alto, TX 75925
Phone: (936)858-7170
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alto Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusk Intermediate School | Rusk ISD | 9.4 mi | 301 | 13.1 | 63.8% |
| Gw Bradford Primary School | Rusk ISD | 9.4 mi | 379 | 15.6 | 69.7% |
| Rusk Elementary School | Rusk ISD | 10.5 mi | 298 | 12.4 | 64.1% |
| Cushing Elementary School | Cushing ISD | 17.8 mi | 260 | 13.3 | 72.7% |
| Central Elementary School | Central ISD | 21.3 mi | 633 | 16.7 | 65.9% |
| Slocum PK - 8 | Slocum ISD | 22.9 mi | 237 | 11.5 | 48.9% |
| West Side Elementary School | Jacksonville ISD | 23.3 mi | 381 | 16.4 | 96.3% |
| East Side Elementary School | Jacksonville ISD | 23.3 mi | 623 | 16.3 | 80.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alto ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto High School | High | 9–12 | 146 |
| Alto Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 152 |