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Wallace School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 214 students in Wallace School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle School in Wallace School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
2 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
512 Students
109,747 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
6,162 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Wallace 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 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#69 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
41%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.41
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,464 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
1,166 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
20,211 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
19%
# Black Students
3 Students
1,059 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
479 Students
81,976 Students
% White Students
93%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
373 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
3,524 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
7
166
# Students in K Grade:
46
3,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
39
3,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
50
3,816
# Students in 3rd Grade:
43
3,668
# Students in 4th Grade:
42
3,853
# Students in 5th Grade:
38
4,213
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
18,003
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
24,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
47
25,258
# Students in 9th Grade:
35
6,495
# Students in 10th Grade:
38
4,199
# Students in 11th Grade:
27
3,941
# Students in 12th Grade:
29
4,161
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,238 is higher 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 $12,688 is higher than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,238
$10,125
Spending / Student
$12,688
$9,308
Best Wallace School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wallace Jr/sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Number 1 Miners' Alley
Wallace, ID 83873
(208) 753-5315
Wallace, ID 83873
(208) 753-5315
Grades: 7-12
| 214 students
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