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Mountain Home School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 560 students in Mountain Home School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle Schools in Mountain Home School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Idaho public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
10 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
3,757 Students
109,747 Students
# Teachers
196 Teachers
6,162 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
District Rank
Mountain Home 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 79% has decreased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#144 out of 173 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
41%
Graduation Rate
79%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.41
# American Indian Students
22 Students
1,464 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
81 Students
1,166 Students
% Asian Students
2%
1%
# Hispanic Students
961 Students
20,211 Students
% Hispanic Students
25%
19%
# Black Students
74 Students
1,059 Students
% Black Students
2%
1%
# White Students
2,390 Students
81,976 Students
% White Students
64%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
26 Students
373 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
203 Students
3,524 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
166
# Students in K Grade:
347
3,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
329
3,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
333
3,816
# Students in 3rd Grade:
292
3,668
# Students in 4th Grade:
279
3,853
# Students in 5th Grade:
283
4,213
# Students in 6th Grade:
269
18,003
# Students in 7th Grade:
282
24,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
278
25,258
# Students in 9th Grade:
288
6,495
# Students in 10th Grade:
266
4,199
# Students in 11th Grade:
230
3,941
# Students in 12th Grade:
256
4,161
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $8,977 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $8,307 is less than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$34 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$8,977
$10,125
Spending / Student
$8,307
$9,308
Best Mountain Home School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mountain Home Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1600 East 6th South Street
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 587-2590
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 587-2590
Grades: 7-8
| 548 students
Rank: n/an/a
Pine Elem/jr High School
Magnet School
160 South Lester Creek
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 653-2311
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 653-2311
Grades: PK-8
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Tiger Learn Program
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
650 W State St
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 332-6800
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 332-6800
Grades: 7-8
| 12 students
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