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Shelley 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 is 1 public middle school serving 409 students in Shelley 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 Shelley 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 52% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
7 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
2,559 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
123 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
21:1
District Rank
Shelley 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#65 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.42
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
18 Students
1,141 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
376 Students
21,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
19%
# Black Students
11 Students
1,056 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
2,129 Students
81,638 Students
% White Students
83%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
364 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
3,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
184
# Students in K Grade:
168
3,645
# Students in 1st Grade:
167
3,963
# Students in 2nd Grade:
173
4,063
# Students in 3rd Grade:
187
4,070
# Students in 4th Grade:
184
4,030
# Students in 5th Grade:
190
4,637
# Students in 6th Grade:
213
17,938
# Students in 7th Grade:
193
24,606
# Students in 8th Grade:
216
24,908
# Students in 9th Grade:
217
6,112
# Students in 10th Grade:
213
4,061
# Students in 11th Grade:
208
4,132
# Students in 12th Grade:
186
4,061
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $8,057 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,259 is less than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$8,057
$10,185
Spending / Student
$7,259
$9,364
Best Shelley Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Donald J Hobbs Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
350 East Pine Street
Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 357-7667
Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 357-7667
Grades: 7-8
| 409 students
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