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What's one thing ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCATELLO DISTRICT·NCES 160264001047
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
845 MCKINLEY AVENUE, POCATELLO, ID 83201 · (208) 232-0378 · Bannock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Idaho public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
264 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 46%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 176 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 38% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
49.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 572 | 46.2% | N/A |
| IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL POCATELLO | 702 | 46.9% | N/A |
| LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 539 | 47.3% | N/A |
| TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 753 | 42.0% | N/A |
| PRESTON JR HIGH SCHOOL PRESTON | 540 | 45.4% | N/A |
| EMMETT MIDDLE SCHOOL EMMETT | 539 | 50.8% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bannock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #20 of 100 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #24 of 101 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #43 of 114 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #38 of 98 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #40 of 98 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #44 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #11 of 62 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 33.1 | 17.3:1 | 46% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 33.6 | 17.9:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 33.1 | 19.5:1 | 40% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 47% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 37.2 | 19.9:1 | 54% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 58% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (741 to 572); teachers down 11% (37.2 to 33.1).
About ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in POCATELLO, Idaho. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 572 students.
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to POCATELLO DISTRICT, which has 23 schools and 11,448 students.
At ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, 73% of students are White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Bannock County is roughly 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 43%.
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL reported 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. That is in line with the 17.1:1 average for middle schools in Idaho. There are 264 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 46% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Bannock County is similar, at 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Idaho public middle schools.
In Bannock County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $66,499, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 37 public schools and about 14,358 students.
LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 622 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 572 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 18.9 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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Bannock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,454
Census ACS
Median income
$66,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,358 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POCATELLO DISTRICT
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,456 students
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in POCATELLO
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,456 students
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
Nearby schools
- LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 401
- NEW HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 119
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 612
- TENDOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 221
- SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 321
- CLAUDE A WILCOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by POCATELLO DISTRICT in Bannock County.
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