Cassia County Joint District

Summary:

The Cassia County Joint District in Idaho encompasses 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district's performance is mixed, with standout schools like Declo Senior High School and Oakley Elementary School ranking among the top in the state, while others like Cassia Junior/Senior High School struggle with low graduation rates and high chronic absenteeism.

The district's high schools have a wide range of four-year graduation rates, from 43.9% at Cassia Junior/Senior High School to 95.3% at Declo Senior High School. Chronic absenteeism rates also vary significantly, from 5.5% at Declo Senior High School to 49.6% at Cassia Junior/Senior High School. Test scores are mixed, with some schools performing well above the state and district averages, while others lag behind. Socioeconomic factors, such as the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, appear to correlate with lower performance metrics.

Despite the challenges, the district does have some standout schools that are outperforming their peers. Declo Senior High School ranks 21st out of 159 Idaho high schools and has a 4-star rating, while Oakley Elementary School and Declo Junior High School also earn high rankings and ratings. Understanding the factors contributing to their success could provide valuable insights for the district as a whole.

District Detail

3650 Overland Avenue
Burley, ID 83318-2444

(208) 878-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 77 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,507

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISAT Math (2024)							ISAT Science (2024)		ISAT English Language Arts (2024)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burley Senior High School	Public	9-12	2100 Park Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 878-6606	1,024	54	19.0	37.0%	601 (58.7%)	3 (0.3%)	400 (39.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	22.9	121^st of 159 public high schools	23.9%		22.3	91^st of 106 public high schools	14.2%	30							21.6		33.4								43.0	$8,612	$913	$7,700
Burley Junior High School	Public	7-8	700 West 16th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6613	571	31	18.3	48.2%	326 (57.1%)	3 (0.5%)	233 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	23.1	129^th of 164 public middle schools	21.3%		29.1	74^th of 107 public middle schools	30.8%	55					40.0	32.7	36.4		27.1					41.1	36.5		38.8	$7,747	$1,022	$6,725
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 West 27th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6608	492	24	20.5	53.7%	245 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (47.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	8.3	284^th of 301 public elementary schools	5.6%		7.1	246^th of 252 public elementary schools	2.4%	38	28.4	23.9	16.9	20.5			22.4		24.0	24.7	22.7	31.0	35.2				28.5	$7,862	$1,124	$6,738
Dworshak Elementary School	Public	K-6	102 East 19th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6615	381	18	21.0	56.4%	197 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (45.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	68.3	93^rd of 301 public elementary schools	69.1%		62.5	88^th of 252 public elementary schools	65.1%	5							55.3			59.1	68.5	65.9	50.0				60.7	$7,973	$1,085	$6,889
White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Hiland Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6632	608	32	19.0	47.5%	370 (60.9%)	3 (0.5%)	227 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	21.9	235^th of 301 public elementary schools	21.9%		28	181^st of 252 public elementary schools	28.2%	54	27.0	32.6	30.8	45.4			34.6		23.5	23.2	36.0	33.3	54.2				37.4	$7,843	$1,133	$6,710
Cassia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1010 West 17th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6630	98	10	9.7	69.4%	29 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,280	$1,185	$7,095
Cassia Regional Technical Center	Public	9-12	1143 West 16th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 878-6610	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mini-Cassia Online Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3650 Overland Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 332-6800	51	0	850.0		31 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									21.2								21.7
John V Evans Elementary	Public	K-6	3000 Parke Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6600	563	28	20.3	50.3%	269 (47.8%)	2 (0.4%)	281 (49.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	29.8	209^th of 301 public elementary schools	30.6%		44.6	146^th of 252 public elementary schools	42.1%	63	45.0	31.2	37.8	29.3			35.5		37.8	37.4	41.9	45.9	52.6				44.4	$7,187	$670	$6,517
Albion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Market Street	Albion	83311	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 673-6653	25	2	12.5	28.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$7,986	$1,250	$6,737
Declo Junior High School	Public	6-8	205 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 654-9960	255	14	18.5	34.1%	206 (80.8%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.7	68^th of 164 public middle schools	58.5%		63.6	28^th of 107 public middle schools	73.8%	40				48.7	41.6	45.5	45.1		59.5				48.7	48.9	52.3		50.0	$7,444	$670	$6,774
Declo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 654-2391	459	19	24.8	39.7%	377 (82.1%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57	122^nd of 301 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.4	115^th of 252 public elementary schools	54.4%	7	54.6	62.4	42.3				53.0		41.0	49.3	59.8	53.8					54.4	$7,859	$1,149	$6,711
Declo Senior High School	Public	9-12	505 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 654-2030	311	17	18.7	23.8%	250 (80.4%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (18.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	83.1	21^st of 159 public high schools	86.8%		23.1	90^th of 106 public high schools	15.1%	69									27.1								67.2	$8,583	$732	$7,852
Oakley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	455 West Poplar	Oakley	83346	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 862-3203	185	10	19.4	45.9%	129 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	79	62^nd of 301 public elementary schools	79.4%		75.9	59^th of 252 public elementary schools	76.6%	3	74.2						61.3										56.4	$8,139	$1,372	$6,767
Oakley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 West Main	Oakley	83346	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 862-3328	178	15	11.8	32.6%	138 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	68.3	45^th of 159 public high schools	71.7%		62	39^th of 106 public high schools	63.2%	6							45.3									68.2	65.5	$8,237	$707	$7,530
Raft River Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 North 100 West Trojan Drive	Malta	83342	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 645-2220	158	15	10.4	30.4%	138 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	97^th of 159 public high schools	39.0%		47.8	58^th of 106 public high schools	45.3%	39						24.3	31.2	29.2								62.5	55.9	$8,323	$720	$7,603
Raft River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 West Center Street	Malta	83342	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 645-2561	148	8	18.5	43.9%	127 (85.8%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							58.8										73.6	$8,172	$1,485	$6,688

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minidoka County Joint District	12.8 mi	12	72^nd
Murtaugh Joint District	30.28 mi	1
Valley District	32.46 mi	2
Hansen District	37.53 mi	2	31^st
Rockland District	37.98 mi	1

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