Elementary · Illinois
Altamont Grade School
Free meals for allAltamont Grade School, a public elementary school in Altamont, Illinois: grades pre-k–8, 462 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Altamont CUSD 10.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 462
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.5
- Students per teacher
- 12.0
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 70% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared
Larger than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Illinois: 53%63%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A higher share proficient than 65% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 47% · 1,514 elementary schools compared
92 students tested, grades 4, 5 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Illinois: 39%29%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 32% · 1,679 elementary schools compared
38 students tested, grades 8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Altamont CUSD 10
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Altamont CUSD 10.
Location
- Address
- 407 S Edwards St, Altamont, IL 62411
- Phone
- (618)483-5171
- City or town
- Altamont
- County
- Effingham County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Elmo Elem SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 222 | 13.7 | 75% | — |
| Pre-K–5 | 196 | 13.2 | — | — | |
Central Grade SchoolFree meals for all | 2–5 | 547 | 12.8 | 55% | 44% |
Early Learning CenterFree meals for all | K | 175 | 10.9 | — | — |
South Side Grade SchoolFree meals for all | 1–2 | 248 | 9.9 | — | — |
Brownstown Elem SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 264 | 12.9 | — | 21% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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