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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 is 1 public preschool serving 345 students in Sugar-Salem Joint School District.
Public Preschools in Sugar-Salem Joint School District have a diversity score of 0.24, which is less than the Idaho public preschool average of 0.43.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
6 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
1,972 Students
121,818 Students
# Teachers
100 Teachers
6,697 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
0.43
# American Indian Students
8 Students
1,177 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
1,348 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
169 Students
23,927 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
20%
# Black Students
15 Students
1,521 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
1,722 Students
89,232 Students
% White Students
87%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
437 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
4,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
30
3,690
# Students in K Grade:
131
17,323
# Students in 1st Grade:
132
18,138
# Students in 2nd Grade:
130
18,194
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
18,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
138
17,328
# Students in 5th Grade:
143
16,427
# Students in 6th Grade:
127
6,366
# Students in 7th Grade:
145
1,709
# Students in 8th Grade:
188
1,696
# Students in 9th Grade:
182
805
# Students in 10th Grade:
195
772
# Students in 11th Grade:
158
681
# Students in 12th Grade:
154
678
# 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 Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Central Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49% )
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
102 North Park Avenue
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-9351
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-9351
Grades: PK-2
| 345 students
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