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Altamont Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

407 S Edwards St, Altamont, IL 62411 · (618) 483-5171 · Part of Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Mound Township’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
462
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Altamont Grade School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mound Township kids: Altamont High School

On the path

Where Mound Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Altamont Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Altamont High Schoolin Altamont

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

407 S Edwards St, Altamont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten45
Grade 143
Grade 252
Grade 358
Grade 449
Grade 541
Grade 641
Grade 756
Grade 841
Enrollment over time
447’20
473’21
433’22
470’23
462’24

Up 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Altamont Grade School from Mound Township families.

Other schools in Altamont Community Unit School District 10

The district →
Altamont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Altamont
B−
222 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Mound Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.