Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND DISTRICT·NCES 160180000295
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
13898 NORTH SCHOONER STREET, RATHDRUM, ID 83858 · (208) 687-5206 · Kootenai County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Idaho public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
108 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
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ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
64.8%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 367 | 29.4% | N/A |
| ATLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAYDEN LAKE | 414 | 29.0% | N/A |
| BARBARA R MORGAN ELEMENTARY MCCALL | 411 | 27.5% | N/A |
| STRICKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIMBERLY | 434 | 30.6% | N/A |
| HIBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REXBURG | 292 | 27.1% | N/A |
| RIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIRIE | 365 | 27.7% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary 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 BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #50 of 323 | #5 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #75 of 319 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #175 of 393 | #17 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #75 of 295 | #5 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #201 of 296 | #6 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #272 of 328 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #117 of 208 | #8 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
367
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 29% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 28% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 32% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 41% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 49% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 39% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (422 to 367); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in RATHDRUM, Idaho. The school reports 367 students in pre-K through 5.
LAKELAND DISTRICT has 11 schools; together they serve 4,568 students.
About 81% of the student body at BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other students are 10% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That is lower than the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. About 29% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Kootenai County, the median household income is $81,861, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Kootenai County has 54 public schools and roughly 23,554 students.
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 382 in 2020-21 to 367 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.0:1, from 17.4:1.
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Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
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Related schools
Other schools in LAKELAND DISTRICT
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 830 students
- LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 635 students
- TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 519 students
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
Other schools in RATHDRUM
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 830 students
- LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 635 students
- NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 553 students
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 155
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 377
- KTEC School1.2 mi · 37
- LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 635
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 830
- NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY1.5 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
Is BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Is BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKELAND DISTRICT.
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