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Schools in Alton

Alton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 5% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
571 students on the public path
In brief

Alton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Alton Elementary places highest (better than 24%); Alton High lowest (20%). 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 Alton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Alton ElementaryAlton R-IV School DistrictC−
6–12Alton HighAlton R-IV School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alton R-IV 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.

Alton R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 571 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,903MO $14,569 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 43.2% · 318 students tested
Math22%
State average 39.2% · 321 students tested

Alton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Alton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alton—Alton R-IV

Every school in Alton

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

District schools in Altonby address
Alton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
290 students10:1Rate it →
Alton High
High · Grades 6–12
C−
281 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Alton’s schools

Are Alton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alton. Alton R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alton in?

Alton R-IV School District.

Where do Alton kids go to high school?

Alton High.

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What Alton families are saying about 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.