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Glenns Ferry 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 preschool serving 161 students in Glenns Ferry Joint School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Idaho.
Public Preschool in Glenns Ferry Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Idaho public pre school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Idaho public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
3 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
379 Students
121,818 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
6,697 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Glenns Ferry Joint 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 80-89% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
41%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,177 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
1,348 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
121 Students
23,927 Students
% Hispanic Students
32%
20%
# Black Students
n/a
1,521 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
251 Students
89,232 Students
% White Students
66%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
437 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
4,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
5
3,690
# Students in K Grade:
22
17,323
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
18,138
# Students in 2nd Grade:
26
18,194
# Students in 3rd Grade:
21
18,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
36
17,328
# Students in 5th Grade:
23
16,427
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
6,366
# Students in 7th Grade:
28
1,709
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
1,696
# Students in 9th Grade:
36
805
# Students in 10th Grade:
32
772
# Students in 11th Grade:
25
681
# Students in 12th Grade:
26
678
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,438 is higher than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,296 is higher than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,438
$10,125
Spending / Student
$13,296
$9,308
Best Glenns Ferry Joint School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Glenns Ferry Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
639 North Bannock Street
Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
(208) 366-7435
Glenns Ferry, ID 83623
(208) 366-7435
Grades: PK-5
| 161 students
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