Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Alto ISD: B

Total students

163

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Alto ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98 %

Alto ISD: 98%

Statewide: 90%

Alto High School is a high school in Alto, TX, in the Alto ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 163 students. 54.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Alto High School was 934 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,369, which is $3,518 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

248 Cr 2429
Alto, TX 75925-9599

Office phone number

(936) 858-7110

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alto High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 07. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 07.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

163

African American

40 (24.5%)

Alto ISD: 21%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.6%)

Alto ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

51 (31.3%)

Alto ISD: 37.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

67 (41.1%)

Alto ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

4 (2.5%)

Alto ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

24.5%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

31.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

41.1%

Two or more races

2.5%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

54.6 %

Alto ISD: 48%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76.1 %

Alto ISD: 75.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.7 %

Alto ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

54.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11 %

Alto ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8 %

Alto ISD: 5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

20.9 %

Alto ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

11.0%

Gifted and talented

8.0%

Special education

20.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Alto ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Alto ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Alto ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Alto ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98 %

Alto ISD: 98%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Alto ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Alto ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

94.7 %

Alto ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Alto ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

94.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

21.9 %

Alto ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

27.5 %

Alto ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Alto ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.1 %

Alto ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

22.8 %

Alto ISD: 14%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

44.4 %

Alto ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Alto ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

934

Alto ISD: 934

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Alto ISD: Masked

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

35.4 %

Alto ISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

20.8 %

Alto ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

18.8 %

Alto ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

35.4%

Math

20.8%

Reading + Math

18.8%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

16.9

African American

4.6 (27%)

Alto ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0.9 (5.2%)

Alto ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.5 (62.2%)

Alto ISD: 79.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (5.5%)

Alto ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

13.6 (80.3%)

Alto ISD: 76.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.3 (19.7%)

Alto ISD: 23.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Alto ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

9.6

Alto ISD: 10.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Alto ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$55,369

Alto ISD: $54,564

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$34,333

Alto ISD: $42,127

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,867

Alto ISD: $43,534

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$61,153

Alto ISD: $51,196

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,919

Alto ISD: $60,698

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$55,631

Alto ISD: $59,587

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$55,631

Alto ISD: $63,695

Statewide: $71,111

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