Middle Schools in Nampa School District

The Nampa School District in Idaho is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 6-8: Lone Star Middle School, South Middle School, East Valley Middle School, and West Middle School. While the schools share a district, their performance varies significantly, with South Middle School standing out as the top performer and West Middle School struggling the most.

South Middle School ranks 114th out of 164 Idaho middle schools and receives a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates among the district's middle schools, with 37.4% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math and 46.8% proficient or better in ISAT/ELA. In contrast, West Middle School has the lowest academic performance, with only 12.7% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math and 24.6% in ISAT/ELA.

The data also reveals a potential correlation between socioeconomic factors and student achievement. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as West Middle School (63.71%) and East Valley Middle School (49.1%), tend to have lower academic performance compared to schools with lower free/reduced-price lunch rates, like South Middle School (41.33%) and Lone Star Middle School. Additionally, some schools, such as Lone Star and West, have seen a concerning decline in their performance over the past few years.