Alta Loma Elementary

Summary:

Alta Loma Elementary is a public elementary school in San Angelo, Texas, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the San Angelo Independent School District. The school has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to nearby schools, and consistently underperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student, Alta Loma Elementary has struggled to improve its academic performance over the years. The school's 5th-grade reading proficiency rate was just 11.76% in 2023-2024, far below the district's 43% and the state's 53.96%. Nearby schools like Ft Concho Elementary and Santa Rita Elementary perform significantly better, while others, such as Reagan Elementary and Goliad Elementary, also struggle with low academic achievement and rankings.

The high rates of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the school's free and reduced lunch program, which ranges from 76.24% to 86.46%, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's poor academic performance. The racial and socioeconomic disparities within the San Angelo Independent School District suggest that systemic issues need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1700 N Garfield St
       San Angelo, TX  76901-1899


(325) 947-3914

District: San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4203rd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,240 Help


Students who attend Alta Loma Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Middle
High:    Lake View High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  201

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.1%
White:
21.4%
African American:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.6% Help


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Compare Details Alta Loma Elementary ranks worse than 89.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Alta Loma Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.1%), White (21.4%), African American (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alta Loma Elementary is 11.2, which is the 2nd best among 17 elementary schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alta Loma Elementary is $10,240, which is the 3rd highest among 17 elementary schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alta Loma Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Alta Loma Elementary 4203rd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Alta Loma Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Angelo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks San Angelo Independent School District (Isd) 768th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alta Loma Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.75 1461st 3465 57.8%
2005 59.64 1542nd 3475 55.6%
2006 61.75 1439th 3476 58.6%
2007 54.27 2000th 3724 46.3%
2008 81.30 410th 3768 89.1%
2009 68.55 1196th 3884 69.2%
2010 57.99 1895th 3937 51.9%
2011 40.62 2913th 4095 28.9%
2012 24.16 3682nd 4206 12.5%
2013 26.14 3568th 4221 15.5%
2014 28.20 3482nd 4260 18.3%
2015 40.16 2841st 4320 34.2%
2016 26.58 3445th 4286 19.6%
2017 31.96 3027th 4329 30.1%
2018 19.43 3836th 4359 12.0%
2019 25.76 3590th 4479 19.8%
2021 38.12 2670th 4578 41.7%
2022 18.45 4024th 4581 12.2%
2023 29.99 3400th 4647 26.8%
2024 16.70 4203rd 4675 10.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.31 1656th 3333 50.3%
2021 48.99 1521st 3446 55.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.28 1751st 3799 53.9%
2022 29.22 3085th 3952 21.9%
2023 31.91 2982nd 4086 27.0%
2024 41.82 2444th 4261 42.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.38 3700th 4264 13.2%
2019 36.10 3042nd 4309 29.4%
2021 40.27 2708th 4451 39.2%
2022 23.98 3845th 4477 14.1%
2023 40.59 2824th 4521 37.5%
2024 21.30 4062nd 4560 10.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.62 3899th 4306 9.5%
2019 29.24 3373rd 4348 22.4%
2021 39.62 2598th 4499 42.3%
2022 23.97 3798th 4561 16.7%
2023 26.74 3619th 4588 21.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.26 4136th 4240 2.5%
2019 25.98 3651st 4295 15.0%
2021 39.55 2599th 4331 40.0%
2022 16.71 4208th 4461 5.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.07 3653rd 4319 15.4%
2019 24.82 3611th 4357 17.1%
2021 37.91 2683rd 4498 40.4%
2022 16.21 4168th 4563 8.7%
2023 33.61 3152nd 4585 31.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.84 3936th 4168 5.6%
2019 30.16 3281st 4188 21.7%
2021 41.89 2461st 4329 43.2%
2022 17.91 4031st 4376 7.9%
2023 30.76 3340th 4401 24.1%
2024 15.45 4171st 4431 5.9%
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Rank History for White students at Alta Loma Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.65 1914th 3127 38.8%
2019 36.33 2198th 3142 30.0%
2021 32.42 2245th 3082 27.2%
2022 23.76 2622nd 3082 14.9%
2023 31.98 2320th 3106 25.3%
2024 13.83 2898th 3078 5.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Alta Loma Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 192 16 6 168 n/a n/a n/a 0 382
1989 230 33 9 223 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1990 237 33 5 217 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1991 259 33 5 241 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1992 246 30 4 245 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1993 244 40 3 268 5 n/a n/a 0 560
1994 223 39 3 282 0 n/a n/a 0 547
1995 183 24 4 264 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1996 183 24 4 264 0 n/a n/a 0 475
1997 194 26 3 286 0 n/a n/a 0 509
1998 177 32 1 260 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1999 144 20 2 238 1 n/a n/a 0 405
2000 141 31 1 254 0 n/a n/a 0 427
2001 128 32 0 249 0 n/a n/a 0 409
2002 75 39 1 234 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2003 75 39 1 234 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2004 89 41 0 240 2 n/a n/a 0 372
2005 74 37 1 231 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2006 82 33 3 225 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2007 62 27 4 203 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2008 58 22 1 209 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2009 69 22 0 220 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2010 65 23 1 217 7 n/a n/a 0 313
2011 53 21 0 261 0 1 5 0 341
2012 67 18 1 251 1 1 3 0 342
2013 65 19 1 261 1 0 3 0 350
2014 59 18 2 271 1 0 4 0 355
2015 55 10 1 245 1 0 8 0 320
2016 49 15 1 253 1 1 6 0 326
2017 51 12 1 253 1 0 6 0 324
2018 67 13 0 249 0 0 6 0 335
2019 76 11 1 230 1 0 5 0 324
2020 72 14 3 251 1 0 10 0 351
2021 62 8 4 201 0 0 7 0 282
2022 60 8 1 208 0 0 11 0 288
2023 62 14 1 186 0 1 14 0 278
2024 43 7 1 143 0 1 6 0 201

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alta Loma Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 382 25.0 15.2 n/a
1989 495 n/a n/a n/a
1990 492 27.0 18.2 n/a
1991 538 26.8 20.0 n/a
1992 525 28.1 18.6 47.2
1993 560 33.0 17.0 60.7
1994 547 31.3 17.5 50.8
1995 475 28.9 16.4 51.8
1996 475 28.9 16.4 51.8
1997 509 30.5 16.7 48.7
1998 470 28.5 16.5 52.1
1999 405 25.0 16.2 64.2
2000 427 28.0 15.3 67.7
2001 409 25.7 15.9 71.9
2002 349 22.2 15.7 73.4
2003 349 22.2 15.7 73.4
2004 372 25.1 14.8 76.6
2005 343 25.2 13.6 76.1
2006 343 25.1 13.7 75.2
2007 296 23.2 12.8 80.7
2008 290 21.0 13.8 72.1
2009 311 23.2 13.4 78.1
2010 313 23.4 13.3 83.7
2011 341 21.1 16.1 86.2
2012 342 19.1 17.8 86.3
2013 350 20.0 17.5 84.3
2014 355 22.0 16.1 80
2015 320 22.0 14.5 79.7
2016 326 22.0 14.8 85
2017 324 22.0 14.7 81.5
2018 335 22.3 14.9 80.3
2019 324 22.3 14.5 79.9
2020 351 22.3 15.6 70.9
2021 282 24.0 11.7 76.2
2022 288 21.0 13.7 86.5
2023 278 19.5 14.2 84.2
2024 201 17.8 11.2 84.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alta Loma Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 382 25.0 15.2 n/a
1989 495 n/a n/a n/a
1990 492 27.0 18.2 n/a
1991 538 26.8 20.0 n/a
1992 525 28.1 18.6 47.2
1993 560 33.0 17.0 60.7
1994 547 31.3 17.5 50.8
1995 475 28.9 16.4 51.8
1996 475 28.9 16.4 51.8
1997 509 30.5 16.7 48.7
1998 470 28.5 16.5 52.1
1999 405 25.0 16.2 64.2
2000 427 28.0 15.3 67.7
2001 409 25.7 15.9 71.9
2002 349 22.2 15.7 73.4
2003 349 22.2 15.7 73.4
2004 372 25.1 14.8 76.6
2005 343 25.2 13.6 76.1
2006 343 25.1 13.7 75.2
2007 296 23.2 12.8 80.7
2008 290 21.0 13.8 72.1
2009 311 23.2 13.4 78.1
2010 313 23.4 13.3 83.7
2011 341 21.1 16.1 86.2
2012 342 19.1 17.8 86.3
2013 350 20.0 17.5 84.3
2014 355 22.0 16.1 80
2015 320 22.0 14.5 79.7
2016 326 22.0 14.8 85
2017 324 22.0 14.7 81.5
2018 335 22.3 14.9 80.3
2019 324 22.3 14.5 79.9
2020 351 22.3 15.6 70.9
2021 282 24.0 11.7 76.2
2022 288 21.0 13.7 86.5
2023 278 19.5 14.2 84.2
2024 201 17.8 11.2 84.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alta Loma Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,793 (18.7%) $7,811 (81.3%) $9,604
2020 $1,341 (15.5%) $7,313 (84.5%) $8,654
2021 $1,415 (13.8%) $8,825 (86.2%) $10,240

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alta Loma Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3590th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3400th of 4647 Elementary schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Alta Loma Elementary)1936
 17%
   3rd Grade Reading (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))3438
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alta Loma Elementary)4427
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4031
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Alta Loma Elementary)2123
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))3539
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Alta Loma Elementary)4318
 25%
   4th Grade Mathematics (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))3636
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Alta Loma Elementary)3461
 27%
   5th Grade Reading (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4144
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Alta Loma Elementary)3242
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4437
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Alta Loma Elementary)3229
 3%
   5th Grade Science (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))3932
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students324278
 14.2%
African American1114
 27.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic230186
 19.1%
Pacific Islander01
White7662
 18.4%
Two or More Races514
 180%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.9%84.2%
 4.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Loma Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 201 students attended Alta Loma Elementary.

Students who attend Alta Loma Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle
High : Lake View High School

Alta Loma Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Alta Loma Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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