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Schools in Altona

Altona’s public schools

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altona. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 12% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,644 students on the public path
In brief

Altona’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Altona’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Garrett High School places highest (better than 48%); J E Ober Elementary School lowest (25%). 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 Altona, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5J E Ober Elementary Schoolin GarrettC
6–8Garrett Middle Schoolin GarrettC
9–12Garrett High Schoolin GarrettB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools.

The district

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

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,644 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,038IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 41.3% · 890 students tested
Math34%
State average 37.5% · 890 students tested

Altona vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Altona’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Altona—Garrett-Keyser-Butler
GarrettB−Garrett-Keyser-Butler

Every school in Altona

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

Also serving Altonain other towns
J E Ober Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Garrett
C
704 students14:1Rate it →
Garrett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Garrett
C
387 students14:1Rate it →
Garrett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Garrett
B−
553 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Altona’s schools

Are Altona’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Altona. Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Altona in?

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools.

Where do Altona kids go to high school?

Garrett High School.

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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.