Summary:
The city of Filer, Idaho is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 1 elementary school, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. Overall, the schools in Filer demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Filer High School standing out as the top-performing school in the district.
Filer High School is the clear standout, ranking 30th out of 159 Idaho high schools and earning a 4-star rating. It boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 79.1% and strong performance on English Language Arts tests, with 63.3% of students proficient or better compared to the district and state averages of 52.3% and 53.3%, respectively. In contrast, the middle schools, Filer Intermediate School and Filer Middle School, have similar performance, with Filer Intermediate School having a slightly lower chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%.
Across the Filer District, the schools have a predominantly white student population, and the free/reduced lunch rates range from 24.5% at Filer High School to 37.14% at Filer Intermediate School, indicating varying levels of economic disadvantage. While the district-wide test scores in Math are generally lower than the state average, the spending per student and student-teacher ratios are relatively consistent across the schools.
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