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Sugar-Salem Joint School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 903 students in Sugar-Salem Joint School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Idaho.
Public High Schools in Sugar-Salem Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Idaho public high school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 58% statewide average).
Public High School in Sugar-Salem Joint School District have a Graduation Rate of 90%, which is more than the Idaho average of 79%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Sugar-salem High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Idaho or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public high school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
6 Schools
292 Schools
# Students
1,972 Students
129,556 Students
# Teachers
100 Teachers
7,051 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Sugar-Salem Joint School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#48 out of 173 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.41
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,407 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
1,661 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
169 Students
23,604 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
18%
# Black Students
15 Students
1,456 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
1,722 Students
96,970 Students
% White Students
87%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
401 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
4,083 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
30
109
# Students in K Grade:
131
2,201
# Students in 1st Grade:
132
2,362
# Students in 2nd Grade:
130
2,413
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
2,340
# Students in 4th Grade:
138
2,497
# Students in 5th Grade:
143
2,390
# Students in 6th Grade:
127
3,237
# Students in 7th Grade:
145
6,270
# Students in 8th Grade:
188
6,501
# Students in 9th Grade:
182
26,027
# Students in 10th Grade:
195
25,626
# Students in 11th Grade:
158
23,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
154
23,604
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $8,142 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $6,212 is less than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has declined by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$8,142
$10,125
Spending / Student
$6,212
$9,308
Best Sugar-Salem Joint School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Valley View Alternative High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
10 North Cutler
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-6845
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-6845
Grades: 9-12
| 24 students
Rank: #22.
Sugar-salem High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Digger Drive
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-0274
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-0274
Grades: 9-12
| 565 students
Rank: n/an/a
Sugar-salem Online
Magnet School
10 North Cutler
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-4437
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-4437
Grades: K-12
| 314 students
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