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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 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 387 students in Sugar-Salem Joint 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 Sugar-Salem Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
5 Schools
288 Schools
# Students
1,609 Students
110,254 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
6,321 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
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
0.20
0.40
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,437 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
10 Students
1,133 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
119 Students
19,952 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
18%
# Black Students
15 Students
1,065 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
1,439 Students
82,893 Students
% White Students
90%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
339 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
3,435 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
169
# Students in K Grade:
111
3,550
# Students in 1st Grade:
99
3,725
# Students in 2nd Grade:
93
3,763
# Students in 3rd Grade:
114
3,784
# Students in 4th Grade:
106
3,870
# Students in 5th Grade:
92
4,427
# Students in 6th Grade:
114
17,876
# Students in 7th Grade:
147
24,957
# Students in 8th Grade:
126
25,736
# Students in 9th Grade:
153
6,410
# Students in 10th Grade:
125
3,954
# Students in 11th Grade:
157
3,966
# Students in 12th Grade:
147
4,067
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,979 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,196. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $7,614 is less than the state median of $9,374. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,979
$10,196
Spending / Student
$7,614
$9,374
Best Sugar-Salem Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sugar-salem Junior High School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
10 North Cutler Avenue
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-4437
Sugar City, ID 83448
(208) 356-4437
Grades: 6-8
| 387 students
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