Alton Community Unit School District #11 in Madison County, Illinois

Madison County, Illinois

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis Metro Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 269,282, which is an increase of 4.0% from 258,941 in 2000. The county seat is Edwardsville, home to...

 is a public school district

School district

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 consisting of seven elementary schools, one high school, one middle school, an early childhood center, and an alternative education school.

History

In 2006, Alton High School moved to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility at the site of the former J.B. Johnson Elementary School and Vocational Center. At the same time, the district's two middle schools, North Middle and East Middle, were merged together to form Alton Middle School, which is located at Alton High School's former campus. The entire cost for this project was $57 million

In 2009, Alton High School was recognized as a bronze medal school by U.S. News. Additionally, in 2010, Alton Middle School was designated as an Illinois Horizon School To Watch.

Current Schools

• Alton High School (9-12)
• Alton Middle School (6-8)
• Early Childhood Center (Pre-K)
• East Elementary (K-5)
• Eunice Smith Elementary (K-5)
• Gilson Brown Elementary (K-5)
• Lewis & Clark Elementary (K-5)
• Lovejoy Elementary (K-5)
• Motivational Achievement Center (K-8)
• North Elementary (K-5)
• West Elementary (K-5)

Former Schools

• Clara Barton Public School
• East Middle School
• Horace Mann Elementary
• Irving A-School
• J.B. Johnson Elementary
• Mark Twain School
• McKinley School
• North Middle School
• Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
• West Middle School

External links

• Alton School District