Altamont High School
Recent News About Altamont High School
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Report: 20 percent of 2016 Altamont High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 89 percent of Altamont High School seniors graduated on time, 20 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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88.8 percent of Altamont teachers stay put; average earns $51,273.52 per year
More than 88.8 percent of teachers stay at Altamont High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Altamont High School reports 3% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Altamont High School stayed flat at 3 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Altamont, 92 percent of students graduate high school; 67 percent go to college
About 95 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Altamont High School reports 3% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Altamont High School fell to 3 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a East Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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93.5 percent of Altamont teachers stay put; average earns $48,933 per year
More than 93.5 percent of teachers stay at Altamont High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 43 percent of 2015 Altamont High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 92 percent of Altamont High School seniors graduated on time, 43 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: Arcola HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, high school graduation rates remain high across the region, according to an East Central Reporter analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.