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Aberdeen School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 144 students in Aberdeen School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle School in Aberdeen School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Idaho public middle school average of 26% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
3 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
643 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Aberdeen School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 172 school districts in Idaho (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#136 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
42%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
80%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.42
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
1,141 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
416 Students
21,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
65%
19%
# Black Students
8 Students
1,056 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
208 Students
81,638 Students
% White Students
33%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
364 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
3,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
15
184
# Students in K Grade:
34
3,645
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
3,963
# Students in 2nd Grade:
46
4,063
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
4,070
# Students in 4th Grade:
51
4,030
# Students in 5th Grade:
49
4,637
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
17,938
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
24,606
# Students in 8th Grade:
52
24,908
# Students in 9th Grade:
63
6,112
# Students in 10th Grade:
50
4,061
# Students in 11th Grade:
55
4,132
# Students in 12th Grade:
55
4,061
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,412 is higher than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,854 is higher than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$3,215 MM

Spending
$8 MM
$2,956 MM

Revenue / Student
$13,412
$10,185

Spending / Student
$12,854
$9,364

Best Aberdeen School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Aberdeen Middle School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
136 South 4th West
Aberdeen, ID 83210
(208) 397-3280
Aberdeen, ID 83210
(208) 397-3280
Grades: 6-8
| 144 students
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