Altus Primary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Altus, Oklahoma
Altus Primary School in Altus, Oklahoma enrolled 436 students in 2024-25 with 25.6 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
436 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 436 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.4 to 25.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 436 | 27.4 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 26.7 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 436 | 25.6 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools
Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 383 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Altus Primary School enrolled 383 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 383 of the 383 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent8.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.9% of students were Hispanic, 32.1% White, 8.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic50.9%
- White32.1%
- Two or more races8.5%
- Black6.7%
- American Indian1.4%
- Asian0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Altus
5 public elementary schools in Altus report 2024-25 enrollment; Altus Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Primary School | 436 | 17.0 | not reported |
| Altus Elementary School | 416 | 17.2 | not reported |
| Altus Early Childhood Center | 372 | 16.2 | not reported |
| Rivers Elementary School | 352 | 16.0 | not reported |
| Navajo Elementary School | 280 | 16.2 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Altus Primary School
- Altus Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 372 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Altus Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 416 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Altus Primary School with Altus Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Altus Public Schools spends per student$10,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,585
- The largest public schools in OklahomaAltus Primary School is the number 278 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#278 of 917
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- 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 Altus Primary School
How many students attend Altus Primary School?
436 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 436 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Altus, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at Altus Primary School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Altus Primary School a Title I school?
Altus Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Altus Primary School in?
Altus Public Schools, NCES district ID 4002850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 400285000035 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
- 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.