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Homedale Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 478 students in Homedale 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 Homedale Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Idaho public pre school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Idaho public preschool average of 28% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
3 Schools
327 Schools
# Students
1,270 Students
119,739 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
6,842 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Homedale 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 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#134 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.44
# American Indian Students
7 Students
1,197 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
1,310 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
363 Students
24,515 Students
% Hispanic Students
29%
21%
# Black Students
9 Students
1,615 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
874 Students
86,517 Students
% White Students
69%
72%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
409 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
4,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
4,101
# Students in K Grade:
97
15,927
# Students in 1st Grade:
83
17,353
# Students in 2nd Grade:
105
18,047
# Students in 3rd Grade:
90
17,683
# Students in 4th Grade:
103
17,263
# Students in 5th Grade:
100
16,475
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
6,296
# Students in 7th Grade:
82
1,739
# Students in 8th Grade:
101
1,592
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
899
# Students in 10th Grade:
114
834
# Students in 11th Grade:
87
808
# Students in 12th Grade:
98
722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,235 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,972 is less than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,235
$10,185
Spending / Student
$7,972
$9,364
Best Homedale Joint School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Homedale Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
420 West Washington Avenue
Homedale, ID 83628
(208) 337-4033
Homedale, ID 83628
(208) 337-4033
Grades: PK-4
| 478 students
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