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Alton El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

205 N Chicago, Alton, TX 78573 · (956) 323-7600 · Part of Mission Consolidated Independent School District

Alton’s School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
337
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Alton El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 23.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Alton kids: Alton Memorial J H

On the path

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

PK–5Alton ElYou are here
6–8Alton Memorial J H819 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

205 N Chicago, Alton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten44
Grade 148
Grade 239
Grade 345
Grade 454
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
441’20
374’21
390’22
337’23
337’24

Down 23.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alton El from Alton families.

Other schools in Mission Consolidated Independent School District

The district →
Mims El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mission
C+
673 students17:1
Hurla M Midkiff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palmhurst
D
657 students17:1
Bryan El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mission
C−
653 students16:1
Cantu El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alton
C
521 students17:1
Raquel Cavazos El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alton
C−
521 students18:1
Ollie O'Grady El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mission
D
457 students16:1

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 Texas’s other public schools; Alton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.