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Schools in Altus

Altus’s public schools

Ozark School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 5% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
AR 12.4
Schools in town
1
1,422 students on the public path
In brief

Altus’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Altus’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Elgin B Milton Primary School places highest (better than 89%); Ozark Jr. Sr. High School lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Altus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Elgin B Milton Primary Schoolin OzarkA
6–7Ozark Middle SchoolOzark School DistrictA−
8–12Ozark Jr. Sr. High Schoolin OzarkC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ozark School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ozark School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,673 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,844AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 39.9% · 1045 students tested
Math47%
State average 38.3% · 1050 students tested

Altus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Altus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Altus—Ozark
Wiederkehr Village—Ozark
Denning—Ozark

All 2 neighbors share Ozark with Altus, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Altus

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Altusby address
Ozark Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7
A−
266 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Altusin other towns
Elgin B Milton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ozark
A
527 students14:1Rate it →
Ozark Jr. Sr. High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Ozark
C+
629 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Altus’s schools

Are Altus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Altus. Ozark School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Altus in?

Ozark School District.

Where do Altus kids go to high school?

Ozark Jr. Sr. High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.