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Alta Elementary School

(712) 200-1400

Physical Address:
1009 Main ST
Alta, IA  51002
Mailing Address:
1009 Main ST
Alta, IA  51002

School Information

District:
Alta Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Buena Vista County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 4
Number of Students:
228

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Alta Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 72.81% 66.84% 85.70%
Hispanic 25.44% 25.72% 7.40%
Black 1.32% 3.28% 5.16%
Others 0.44% 1.87% 3.50%
American Indian 0% 0.33% 0.92%
Asian/Pacific 0% 5.99% 2.03%

Genders in Alta Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.88% 48.55% 48.31%
Male 49.12% 51.45% 51.69%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Alta Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 179 170 166
Hispanic 46 50 58
Black 5 2 3
Others 0 0 1
American Indian 0 0 0
Asian/Pacific 3 2 0
Total 233 224 228

Enrollment by Gender for Alta Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 117 117 116
Male 116 107 112
Total 233 224 228

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Alta Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 233 224 228
# Eligible for free lunch 76 (33%) 75 (33%) 86 (38%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 36 (15%) 27 (12%) 22 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 112 (48%) 102 (46%) 108 (47%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Alta Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 233 224 228
Fulltime teachers 16.6 14.6 17.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.00 15.30 13.14
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.58 18.39 11.87