Education
Alta High School has a 10:1 teacher to student ratio. Alta's graduation rate is 93.3% and 74% of the 2004-2005 ACT participating Seniors scoring 20 or higher on the ACT. Higher level college courses can be taken from Iowa Central Community College and at Buena Vista University. Alta has a National Honor Society program as well as a Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) program. There are many theatrical opportunities at Alta, including Speech, Fall Musical, and a Spring Play performed at the school-owned and operated theater.
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