Altus High School

400 North Park Avenue

School District

Altus
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on October 24, 2024

Not too bad, could communicate better with the students.
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2019

Our experience was not good. The communication about events, tests and any issues is essentially non existent. We did not feel welcome as a family and our child certainly did not feel welcomed by the other students.
Submitted by parent on March 17, 2015

Of the three non-elementary schools, AHS impresses me the most. The main building is all new and is really nice. There are still a few older buildings (Ag, Music, Cafeteria) that need to be updated. Most teachers are okay, but not many that really standout and only a few that shouldn't be teaching. Several sports to choose from and a handful of clubs. I haven't noticed major problems with violence or anything like that during school hours but there are still some kids that drag things down. If your kids are in the Pre-AP, they will be fine. The Music program is awesome. Art drops off a bit here at this level due to lack of variety in classes. The school is scheduled to go to IPads in the next couple years. Traffic is a pain as with all schools in Altus. Things have seems to improve year to year here over the last five years, but it's a slow process. I don't like the somewhat forced class selection base on grade and the counseling needs to prep for college falls a bit short, it's DIY for best results.
Submitted by student on February 20, 2013

This school does not prepare kids for college at all. A majority of the teachers here do not want to be there, granted there were some good ones that actually tried to push me academically. I was a Air Force transplant from Texas, the administration initially wanted to put me back a grade (I believe because they thought the Texas schools were worse than Oklahoma's) but within a month the good teachers were telling the administration to move me up a grade, which I should have done. The school itself is old, it made me sick due to the amount of mold in the building and I was never sick before going to this school. Now they did just build a new building, but the old one is still in use as far as I know. I will say that aside from the bad teachers my principal was a good one and from what I have heard the counselors and new principals are just as good still. If the school had harder classes that prepared kids that want to go to college I would have given this school 4 stars, but the old building and lack of motivated teachers hurts this school.
Submitted by parent on May 25, 2011

I have a son who is a freshman at AHS. I am very pleased with the teachers and administrators. When my son was being bullied, the teachers and admin were very much involved in making sure the problem was immediately corrected. I am delaying my move from the Altus area so my son can continue this great school. Great job, AHS Bulldogs!!