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Kamiah Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 140 students in Kamiah Joint School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle School in Kamiah Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Idaho public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
3 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
393 Students
109,747 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
6,162 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Kamiah 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 70-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#140 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
41%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.41
# American Indian Students
48 Students
1,464 Students
% American Indian Students
12%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,166 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
26 Students
20,211 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
19%
# Black Students
2 Students
1,059 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
271 Students
81,976 Students
% White Students
69%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
373 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
46 Students
3,524 Students
% of Two or more races Students
12%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
166
# Students in K Grade:
31
3,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
32
3,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
31
3,816
# Students in 3rd Grade:
28
3,668
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
3,853
# Students in 5th Grade:
26
4,213
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
18,003
# Students in 7th Grade:
21
24,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
34
25,258
# Students in 9th Grade:
31
6,495
# Students in 10th Grade:
28
4,199
# Students in 11th Grade:
34
3,941
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
4,161
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,081 is higher than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,616 is higher than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,081
$10,125
Spending / Student
$14,616
$9,308
Best Kamiah Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kamiah Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
800 12th Street
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-4040
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-4040
Grades: 4-8
| 140 students
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