Altoona’s public schools
Etowah County School District and Blount County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altoona. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Altoona’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Altoona’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. West End Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); West End High School lowest (19%). See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Altoona, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Altoona
West End Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Etowah County School District.
Two districts serve Altoona
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Altoona vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Altoona’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Altoona | — | Etowah County PK–12 · Blount County PK–12 |
Every school in Altoona
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Altoona’s schools
Are Altoona’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Altoona. Etowah County School District and Blount County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altoona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Altoona in?
Etowah County School District and Blount County School District.
Where do Altoona kids go to high school?
One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Southeastern School, Appalachian School, Rainbow Middle School, JB Pennington High School, Susan Moore High School, Hayden Middle School, Locust Fork High School, Cleveland High School, Sardis Middle School, Gaston High School, West End High School, Glencoe Middle School and Hokes Bluff Middle School.
Parents talk
What Altoona families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Altoona → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.