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Lake Pend Oreille 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 are 4 public middle schools serving 672 students in Lake Pend Oreille School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle Schools in Lake Pend Oreille School District have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% 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
13 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
3,647 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
220 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Lake Pend Oreille 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 84% has decreased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#40 out of 173 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
41%
Graduation Rate
84%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.42
# American Indian Students
21 Students
1,395 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
1,141 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
243 Students
21,210 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
19%
# Black Students
7 Students
1,056 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
3,203 Students
81,638 Students
% White Students
88%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
364 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
160 Students
3,632 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
184
# Students in K Grade:
221
3,645
# Students in 1st Grade:
287
3,963
# Students in 2nd Grade:
276
4,063
# Students in 3rd Grade:
274
4,070
# Students in 4th Grade:
286
4,030
# Students in 5th Grade:
292
4,637
# Students in 6th Grade:
251
17,938
# Students in 7th Grade:
281
24,606
# Students in 8th Grade:
262
24,908
# Students in 9th Grade:
331
6,112
# Students in 10th Grade:
318
4,061
# Students in 11th Grade:
268
4,132
# Students in 12th Grade:
281
4,061
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,081 is higher than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,980 is higher than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,081
$10,185
Spending / Student
$10,980
$9,364
Best Lake Pend Oreille School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sandpoint Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
310 South Division Street
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 265-4169
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 265-4169
Grades: 7-8
| 499 students
Rank: #22.
Clark Fork Jr/sr High School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
502 North Main Street
Clark Fork, ID 83811
(208) 266-1131
Clark Fork, ID 83811
(208) 266-1131
Grades: 7-12
| 129 students
Rank: n/an/a
430 South Division Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-2184
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-2184
Grades: K-8
| 42 students
Rank: n/an/a
Sandpoint Juvenile Detention
Alternative School
4105 North Boyer Avenue
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-4213
Sandpoint, ID 83864
(208) 263-4213
Grades: 5-12
| 2 students
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