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Alto HS

Cherokee County · Region 07: Kilgore · 151 students

Current score
84/1002025-26
Change
+4 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+5.2 ptsvs 78.8 average · 2,072 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
631 of 2,072tied with 85 others
B84

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 85 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.8 average for 2,072 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 5 points

73 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 78 is 2 points above the 76 average among 1,916 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
65%vs 41.6% avg · +23.4 pts
Masters
27%vs 17.8% avg · +9.2 pts

Among 1,786 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Current strength

Overall score above the similar-context average

84 +5.2 pts vs 78.8

  • 84 is 5.2 points above the 78.8 average among 2,072 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Alto HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 84 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.8 average for 2,072 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 631st of 2,072 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 85 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageAlto HS 8086938484 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 85 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8478.8 2,072 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8478.3 2,054 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9376.2 2,042 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8676.8 2,016 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8081.8 2,000 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement86 B+11.0 vs similar economic context · 1,938 reporting
  • School Progress86 B+6.1 vs similar economic context · 1,932 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps78 C+2.0 vs similar economic context · 1,916 reporting
  • Academic Growth58 F−14.9 vs similar economic context · 1,872 reporting
  • Relative Performance86 B+7.7 vs similar economic context · 1,932 reporting
  • Alto HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,072 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement86B4
School Progress86B4
Closing the Gaps78C2
Academic Growth58F2
Relative Performance86B4

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level76%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,938 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,938 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,938 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,935 reporting
  • Meets grade level45%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,935 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,935 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level68%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
  • Meets grade level26%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,786 reporting
  • Meets grade level65%+23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,786 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,786 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level98%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 882 reporting
  • Meets grade level63%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 882 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 882 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,072 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
100.0%+6.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 410 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+6.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 410 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+7.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 408 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 413 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
91.0%+4.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria91.0%86.5%+4.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course23.5%59.3%−35.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA23.5%26.3%−2.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%11.5%−11.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course17.6%32.7%−15.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification88.2%36.8%+51.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.4%−2.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.7%−7.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.5%−4.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness11.8%3.2%+8.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student11.8%8.1%+3.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces2.9%2.9%+0.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
35

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
17

48.6% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
16

45.7% of graduates

Not trackable
2

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
35
Selected comparison
251.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 380 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
17
Selected comparison
107.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 380 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
48.6%
Selected comparison
42.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 380 rated schools reporting

+6.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
45.7%
Selected comparison
51.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 380 rated schools reporting

−5.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
5.7%
Selected comparison
5.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 380 rated schools reporting

−0.2 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIV (003624)6
  2. ANGELINA COLLEGE (006661)5

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
151
Economically disadvantaged
73.5%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
17.2%−5.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
18.5%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.5%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
19.4%+0.7 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Alto HS

African American: 27.2%Hispanic: 38.4%White: 23.8%Asian: 1.3%Two or More Races: 9.3%
  • African American 27.2%
  • Hispanic 38.4%
  • White 23.8%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Two or More Races 9.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting for every category shown · 2,072 in full cohort

African American: 12.8%Hispanic: 60.4%White: 21.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.2%
  • African American 12.8%
  • Hispanic 60.4%
  • White 21.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
151
Economically disadvantaged students
111
Emergent bilingual students
26
Special education students
28

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
15
Students in TEA mobility denominator
157
TEA-published mobility rate
9.6%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 151 students in 2025–26, an increase of 5 (3.4%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
151

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+5

Increase · +3.4%

Change since 2021–22
−12

Decrease · −7.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
151
Selected comparison
639

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,039 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Alto HS
School yearStudents enrolledAlto HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 163 First available year 655.7
2022–23 161 Decrease of 2 (1.2%) 660.1
2023–24 147 Decrease of 14 (8.7%) 658.1
2024–25 146 Decrease of 1 (0.7%) 655.1
2025–26 151 Increase of 5 (3.4%) 639

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
22

14.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
26

16.56 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
157

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
14.0%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,567 rated schools reporting

+0.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
16.56
Selected comparison
31.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 rated schools reporting

−15.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Alto HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 210 41 19.5% 86 40.95 9.3% 18.5
2021–22 179 49 27.4% 113 63.13 13.0% 31.1
2022–23 169 39 23.1% 71 42.01 13.6% 33.3
2023–24 160 23 14.4% 54 33.75 13.5% 33.1
2024–25 157 22 14.0% 26 16.56 13.2% 31.9
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Alto HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 22 14.0% 26 16.56 13.2% 31.9
In-school suspensions 14 8.9% 18 11.46 11.8% 23.8
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$19k$31k20182020202220242025
  • Alto HS
  • Parent district: Alto ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$16,974
Selected comparison
$13,160

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,052 rated schools reporting

+$3,814 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $16,974 per student for this campus, $22,928 per student for its parent district, Alto ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearAlto HSParent district: Alto ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,724$11,710$13,054$8,057 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 rated schools reporting
2019$10,786$11,908$13,108$8,199 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,945 rated schools reporting
2020$11,879$16,698$14,058$8,750 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,966 rated schools reporting
2021$11,951$26,387$14,797$9,290 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,979 rated schools reporting
2022$14,582$29,609$15,708$10,586 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,999 rated schools reporting
2023$14,457$22,407$16,792$11,209 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,016 rated schools reporting
2024$18,616$21,425$18,125$12,332 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,040 rated schools reporting
2025$16,974$22,928$18,972$13,160 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,052 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$60,265−$6,311 vs similar economic context
Teachers
19−24.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7.8−6.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Alto HS

Beginning: 8.8%1 to 5 years: 29%6 to 10 years: 18.1%11 to 20 years: 32.1%21 to 30 years: 11.4%
  • Beginning 8.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 29%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 11.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,072 reporting for every category shown · 2,072 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.7%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.3%Over 30 years: 3.9%
  • Beginning 6.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.9%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Alto HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classAlto HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English11.115.3
Secondary languages other than English9.918
Secondary math1016.2
Secondary science11.517.6
Secondary social studies15.117.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 181 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

2 measures

  • 1of 17

    Per-student spending

    Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure

  • 1of 10

    Science — Meets

    Cherokee County · of the 10 that report this measure

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

3 measures

  • 2of 10

    Science — Approaches

    Cherokee County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 2of 10

    Science — Masters

    Cherokee County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 3of 16

    Closing the Gaps

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure · tied with 1

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

10 measures

  • 5of 17

    Overall score

    Cherokee County · of the 17 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 5of 16

    Student Achievement

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 5of 16

    School Progress

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 5of 16

    Relative Performance

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 5of 16

    All Subjects — Meets

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 6of 16

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 7of 101

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 101 that report this measure

  • 7of 16

    Reading — Meets

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 8of 16

    Math — Approaches

    Cherokee County · of the 16 that report this measure

  • 10of 101

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Region 07: Kilgore · of the 101 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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