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Gooding Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 287 students in Gooding 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 Gooding Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% 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
4 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
1,184 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
72 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Gooding 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 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#81 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.42
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
1,141 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
491 Students
21,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
42%
19%
# Black Students
4 Students
1,056 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
663 Students
81,638 Students
% White Students
56%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
364 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
3,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
184
# Students in K Grade:
70
3,645
# Students in 1st Grade:
82
3,963
# Students in 2nd Grade:
73
4,063
# Students in 3rd Grade:
67
4,070
# Students in 4th Grade:
84
4,030
# Students in 5th Grade:
90
4,637
# Students in 6th Grade:
88
17,938
# Students in 7th Grade:
91
24,606
# Students in 8th Grade:
108
24,908
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
6,112
# Students in 10th Grade:
98
4,061
# Students in 11th Grade:
103
4,132
# Students in 12th Grade:
88
4,061
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,491 is higher than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,753 is higher than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,491
$10,185
Spending / Student
$10,753
$9,364
Best Gooding Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gooding Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1047 7th Avenue West
Gooding, ID 83330
(208) 934-8443
Gooding, ID 83330
(208) 934-8443
Grades: 6-8
| 287 students
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