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Butte County Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 214 students in Butte County Joint School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle School in Butte County Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
3 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
414 Students
109,747 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
6,162 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Butte County Joint School District, which is ranked within the top 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 80% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.41
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,464 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
1,166 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
20,211 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
1,059 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
359 Students
81,976 Students
% White Students
87%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
373 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
3,524 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
5
166
# Students in K Grade:
28
3,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
3,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
27
3,816
# Students in 3rd Grade:
31
3,668
# Students in 4th Grade:
19
3,853
# Students in 5th Grade:
30
4,213
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
18,003
# Students in 7th Grade:
40
24,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
37
25,258
# Students in 9th Grade:
47
6,495
# Students in 10th Grade:
31
4,199
# Students in 11th Grade:
28
3,941
# Students in 12th Grade:
31
4,161
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,198 is higher than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,155 is higher than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,198
$10,125
Spending / Student
$10,155
$9,308
Best Butte County Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Butte County Middle/high School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
120 South Water Street
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-8237
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-8237
Grades: 7-12
| 214 students
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