For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 188 students in Butte County 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 Butte County Joint School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% 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
3 Schools
306 Schools
# Students
390 Students
110,410 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
6,331 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Butte County Joint 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 80% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.42
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
7%
19%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
88%
74%
% Hawaiian
1%
1%
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,887 is higher than the state median of $10,185. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,779 is higher than the state median of $9,364. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,887
$10,185
Spending / Student
$10,779
$9,364
Best Butte County Joint School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Butte County Middle/high School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
120 South Water Street
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-8237
Arco, ID 83213
(208) 527-8237
Grades: 7-12
| 188 students
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