Altamont School

Coordinates: 33°30′50″N 86°45′28″W / 33.51398°N 86.75783°W / 33.51398; -86.75783
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The Altamont School
Address
Map
4801 Altamont Road

35222

United States
Coordinates33°30′50″N 86°45′28″W / 33.51398°N 86.75783°W / 33.51398; -86.75783
Information
TypePrivate
MottoTruth, Knowledge, Honor
Established1975 (49 years ago) (1975)
CEEB code010335
Head of schoolCecil F. Stodghill, Jr.
Teaching staff40.8 FTE (2021–22)[1]
Grades5–12[1]
Enrollment362 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.9 (2021–22)[1]
Color(s)
  • Gold, white, and black
  •    
AthleticsBasketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball, Baseball, Golf, Robotics
MascotKnight
YearbookAltimissimus
Websitealtamontschool.org

The Altamont School, located in Birmingham, Alabama atop Red Mountain, is a college preparatory day school with coeducational enrollment of grades 512.[1] Most of the students live in Birmingham and the surrounding communities.

History[edit]

Altamont was established in 1975 as a merger between the Brooke Hill School, a college preparatory school for girls founded in 1940, and the Birmingham University School, a boys' school founded in 1922 by Basil M. Parks.[2]

Cecil F. Stodghill, Jr. was named Head of School in 2022.

Campus[edit]

Altamont's main campus is located on 28 acres (11 ha) on the crest of Red Mountain just south of downtown Birmingham. The main school building houses forty classrooms, two science wings, a fine arts center, a student center, an art gallery and sculpture garden, a computer lab, a 20,000-volume library, and special studios for chorus, art, photography, and orchestra. An audio-visual recording studio was recently added to the fine arts suite. The athletic facilities include two gymnasiums with two basketball courts, three volleyball courts and a weight room. The main campus offers six tennis courts, a soccer field and a track. A second campus provides another gymnasium as well as soccer, baseball, and softball fields.

Students, faculty, and administration[edit]

Approximately 80% of Altamont graduates matriculate to out-of-state colleges and universities. A total of 14% of the students in the Class of 2008 were named National Merit semi-finalists, the highest percentage of a school in the state. The faculty consists of 54 teachers, of whom nearly three-quarters hold master's degrees or higher. Altamont is governed by a board of trustees. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Athletics[edit]

As of 2005 the girls track and cross country teams had won the state title for 14 years straight.[3] Altamont boys track won the outdoor title in 2006 and the indoor in 2004 and 2005.[4] The girls soccer team have won State Titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007. The boys team won in 2003, 2008, and 2012.[4]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Altamont School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS): The Altamont School". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. ^ "Altam,ont School: Athletics". Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. ^ a b "Altamont School: Athletic Records". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  5. ^ "The Altamont School: Cabaniss-Kaul Center for the Arts". Archived from the original on 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. ^ "The Altamont School: Altamont Alumna & Playwright Rebecca Gilman '82 Wins Prestigious Steinberg Award". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  7. ^ "Kate Jackson". TMZ. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ^ a b "A town divided, a team united". 19 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  9. ^ "About Altamont". Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  10. ^ "Margaret Tutwiler". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  11. ^ "Birmingham native and 'Big Fish' author Daniel Wallace returns with new novel". 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  12. ^ "'Aware' Mountain Brook group to host suicide prevention talk this week". 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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