Summary:
The city of Oldtown, Idaho is home to a single school, Idaho Hill Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the West Bonner County School District and has a student population of 157, with a predominantly white student body.
Academically, Idaho Hill Elementary School has a mixed performance. While its ISAT English Language Arts proficiency rate of 46.1% is higher than the district average of 31.2%, its ISAT Math proficiency rate of 35% is lower than the district average of 43.8% and the state average of 41.5%. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4% and a significant portion of its student population (45.86%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic factors that may impact academic achievement.
Over the past decade, Idaho Hill Elementary School's ranking has fluctuated, declining from 159 out of 354 Idaho elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 216 out of 357 in 2012-2013, before improving to 124 out of 252 in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school's performance is mixed compared to district and state averages, understanding the factors behind these changes and targeted efforts to address areas of concern, such as math proficiency and chronic absenteeism, could help the school continue to improve and better serve the needs of its students.
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