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Schools in West Alton

West Alton’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 2% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,649 students on the public path
In brief

West Alton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of West Alton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Orchard Farm Elementary places highest (better than 89%); Discovery Elementary lowest (67%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve West Alton, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Orchard Farm High School. 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 West Alton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–12Orchard Farm High Schoolin St. CharlesA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orchard Farm R-V 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.

Orchard Farm R-V School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,241 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,227MO $14,569 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 43.2% · 1146 students tested
Math50%
State average 39.2% · 1147 students tested

West Alton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Alton—Orchard Farm R-V

Alton, IL, Chouteau, IL, Elsah, IL, Godfrey, IL and Wood River, IL border West Alton but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in West Alton

3 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).

Also serving West Altonin other towns
Orchard Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · St. Charles
A
557 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · St. Charles
B+
394 students12:1Rate it →
Orchard Farm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St. Charles
A−
698 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about West Alton’s schools

Are West Alton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Alton. Orchard Farm R-V School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Alton in?

Orchard Farm R-V School District.

Where do West Alton kids go to high school?

Orchard Farm High School.

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What West 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.