Altoona High School should not be confused with Altoona Area High School.
| Altoona High School | |
| Established: | 1913 |
| Type: | Public secondary school |
| Principal: | Jim Reif |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Teaching Staff: | 31.67 (FTE) |
| Ratio: | 13.77 |
| Enrollment: | 436 (2018-19)[1] |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Streetaddress: | 711 7th Street West |
| City: | Altoona |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Zipcode: | 54720 |
| Country: | United States |
| District: | Altoona School District |
| Nickname: | Railroaders |
| Athletics Conference: | Cloverbelt Conference |
Altoona High School is a public high school located in Altoona, Wisconsin. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school in the Altoona School District.
Although elementary education had been provided for Altoona residents since the late nineteenth century, a public high school was not opened until October 1913. The original building burned down in 1951, and a successful February 1952 referendum authorized a new building, which opened in October of that year. A 1981 referendum to address overcrowding by building a new high school failed, but a 1986 referendum for a new building passed.[2]
The school's student population is 86 percent white, five percent Hispanic, two percent Asian, and two percent black. Four percent of students identify as a part of two or more races. 28 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.[3]
Advanced Placement classes are offered at Altoona; just under half of students take an AP class.[4]
AHS athletic teams are known as the Railroaders and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference.[5] In the fall of 2019, a new sports complex with artificial turf opened, housing contests for the football, soccer, and track and field.[6] The football field is named after former Green Bay Packers player Fuzzy Thurston, a graduate of the school.[7]
| 2018 | Girls hockey* | ||
| 2011 | Division 3 | Girls basketball | |
| 2001 | Division 2 | Softball | |
| 1939 | Class C | Boys basketball | |
| 1934 | Class C | Boys track and field | |
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Altoona High has a competitive show choir. The group was originally named "Northland Singers", but is now known as "Locomotion". At times, the school also had a jayvee-level group, "Enginuity".[9] The school has hosted its own competition, "Locopalooza", annually since 2000.[10]