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Kuna Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,346 students in Kuna Joint School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle Schools in Kuna Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public middle school average of 26% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
11 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
5,795 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
316 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Kuna 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 87% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#129 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Graduation Rate
87%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.42
# American Indian Students
14 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
41 Students
1,141 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
919 Students
21,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
19%
# Black Students
89 Students
1,056 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
4,502 Students
81,638 Students
% White Students
78%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
21 Students
364 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
209 Students
3,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
112
184
# Students in K Grade:
399
3,645
# Students in 1st Grade:
425
3,963
# Students in 2nd Grade:
412
4,063
# Students in 3rd Grade:
395
4,070
# Students in 4th Grade:
408
4,030
# Students in 5th Grade:
412
4,637
# Students in 6th Grade:
424
17,938
# Students in 7th Grade:
409
24,606
# Students in 8th Grade:
410
24,908
# Students in 9th Grade:
522
6,112
# Students in 10th Grade:
492
4,061
# Students in 11th Grade:
504
4,132
# Students in 12th Grade:
471
4,061
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,603 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,724 is less than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,603
$10,185
Spending / Student
$7,724
$9,364
Best Kuna Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fremont H Teed Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
441 East Porter Road
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 922-1021
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 922-1021
Grades: 6-8
| 514 students
Rank: #22.
Kuna Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1360 West Boise Street
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 922-1002
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 922-1002
Grades: 6-8
| 729 students
Rank: #33.
Initial Point High School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1080 North Ten Mile Road
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 955-0200
Kuna, ID 83634
(208) 955-0200
Grades: 6-12
| 103 students
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