Best Public Schools in Zip Code 83251

Summary:

The 83251 zip code in Idaho is home to two small schools, Mackay Elementary School and Mackay Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Mackay Joint District. While the schools have a high percentage of white students, they struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and below-average graduation rates compared to the state.

Mackay Elementary School has a relatively small enrollment of 123 students, with 88.62% of the student body identifying as white. The school's academic performance is a concern, with only 19.7% of students proficient or better in math and 40.9% in ELA, well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.7%, significantly above the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 38.21%.

At the high school level, Mackay Junior/Senior High School has a similar racial demographic, with 86.11% of students identifying as white. While the high school performs slightly better academically than the elementary school, with 27.3% proficient or better in math and 53.5% in ELA, it still falls short of the state averages. The high school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.3% and a lower-than-average graduation rate of 76.5%. The high school spends $12,211 per student, higher than the $10,162 spent per student at the elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT Math (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mackay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East Spruce Street	Mackay	83251	Custer County	Mackay Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 588-2834	123	8	15.3	38.2%	109 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.1	$10,162	$930	$9,232
Mackay Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	390 East Spruce Street	Mackay	83251	Custer County	Mackay Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 588-2262	108	10	11.2	31.5%	93 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)	29.7	$12,211	$930	$11,281

Cities Near Zip Code 83251

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mackay	8.65 mi	2	65^th
Arco	31.59 mi	2	20^th
Ketchum	34.25 mi	1	12^th
Clayton	38.23 mi	1
Hailey	38.58 mi	6	60^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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