Alturas Preparatory Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Idaho Falls, Idaho

Alturas Preparatory Academy in Idaho Falls, Idaho enrolled 463 students in 2024-25 with 27.8 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Idaho high-school median of 15.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 37%

383 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 463 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.3 to 27.8.

Students enrolled at Alturas Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-233832023-244062024-25463
Students enrolled at Alturas Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-233832023-244062024-25463
Students enrolled at Alturas Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-233832023-244062024-25463
Students enrolled at Alturas Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 383, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 46302004006002022-233832023-244062024-25463
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338320.318.9
2023-2440625.316.0
2024-2546327.816.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Idaho high schools

Among the 196 Idaho high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; This school 16.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; This school 16.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; This school 16.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Idaho high schools, 2024-25196 values from 4.5 to 53.4; This school 16.7; state median 15.8.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alturas Preparatory Academy reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent30.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.5% of students were White, 11.0% Hispanic, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.5%
  2. Hispanic11.0%
  3. Two or more races5.8%
  4. Asian4.5%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Alturas Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264%64%54.8%
Math, 2022-2346%47% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Idaho Falls

12 public high schools in Idaho Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Alturas Preparatory Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Thunder Ridge High School1,69321.719.3%
Skyline Senior High School1,33620.536.8%
Idaho Falls Senior High School1,29820.527.7%
Bonneville High School1,17621.422.8%
Alturas Preparatory Academy46316.719.4%
Compass Academy39317.136.4%
Bonneville Online School29015.2not reported
Praxium Mastery Academy13627.214.7%

All public schools in Idaho Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alturas Preparatory Academy

  1. Hillcrest High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 1,230 students, 24.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. D91 Online Academy - SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 22 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Alturas Preparatory Academy with Hillcrest High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc spends per student$9,543 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,543
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoAlturas Preparatory Academy is the number 60 by size of 205 Idaho high schools open in 2024-25.#60 of 205
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 15.8 for high schools.16.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alturas Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Alturas Preparatory Academy?
    463 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 383 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Idaho Falls, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alturas Preparatory Academy?
    16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alturas Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Alturas Preparatory Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alturas Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Alturas Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Alturas Preparatory Academy in?
    Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc, NCES district ID 1600199. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160019901150 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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