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Alta 5-8 Middle School

(712) 200-1401

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:
Middle
Grade Span:
5 - 8
Number of Students:
136

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Alta 5-8 Middle School

This School County Average State Average
White 76.47% 66.84% 85.70%
Hispanic 20.59% 25.72% 7.40%
Others 1.47% 1.87% 3.50%
Black 1.47% 3.28% 5.16%
American Indian 0% 0.33% 0.92%
Asian/Pacific 0% 5.99% 2.03%

Genders in Alta 5-8 Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.94% 51.45% 51.69%
Female 47.06% 48.55% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Alta 5-8 Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 130 110 104
Hispanic 27 33 28
Others 0 0 2
Black 3 3 2
American Indian 0 0 0
Asian/Pacific 2 1 0
Total 162 147 136

Enrollment by Gender for Alta 5-8 Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 88 76 72
Female 74 71 64
Total 162 147 136

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Alta 5-8 Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 162 147 136
# Eligible for free lunch 35 (22%) 48 (33%) 48 (35%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 33 (20%) 19 (13%) 19 (14%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 68 (42%) 67 (46%) 67 (49%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Alta 5-8 Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 162 147 136
Fulltime teachers 10.6 10.6 10.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.30 13.90 13.32
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.58 18.39 11.87