The brief
A charter high school in Idaho Falls, ID serving grades 6th – 12th.
Alturas Preparatory Academy is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
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About this school's data4 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 50% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 47% (2022 EdFacts) · reading/ELA 64% (2022 EdFacts).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 83404; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments 2022 EdFacts; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $79,211
- Median home value
- $355,200
- Median rent
- $1,013/mo
- College educated
- 35.2%
- Homeownership
- 73.6%
- Poverty rate
- 8.7%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 83404; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 58
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 66
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,239/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Idaho Falls. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Idaho Falls), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Alturas Preparatory Academy serve?
Alturas Preparatory Academy serves students in grades 6th through 12th.
How many students attend Alturas Preparatory Academy?
Alturas Preparatory Academy has an enrollment of approximately 406 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alturas Preparatory Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Alturas Preparatory Academy is 16.2:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Alturas Preparatory Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Alturas Preparatory Academy has 47% math proficiency (2022 EdFacts) and 64% reading/ELA proficiency (2022 EdFacts).
Is Alturas Preparatory Academy a charter school?
Yes, Alturas Preparatory Academy is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Alturas Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
No, Alturas Preparatory Academy is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Alturas Preparatory Academy?
27.8% of students at Alturas Preparatory Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 406
- Student-teacher ratio
- 16.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25
- Free or reduced lunch
- 27.8%
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Bonneville County
- Phone
- (208) 932-9440
- Schools in district
- 1
- District spending per student
- $9,543
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 83404)
- 26,103
- Area average commute
- 16.7 min
- Area median age
- 37.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Idaho Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.