Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACKFOOT DISTRICT·NCES 160027000031
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY
991 WEST CENTER STREET, BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 · (208) 785-8841 · Bingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Idaho public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
143 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 49 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
18.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
21.7%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY this school | 237 | 60.3% | N/A |
| HANSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANSEN | 179 | 59.8% | N/A |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NAMPA | 365 | 66.0% | N/A |
| PARK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WEISER | 199 | 56.8% | N/A |
| LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLUMMER | 146 | 69.9% | N/A |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 357 | 58.8% | 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 DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #306 of 323 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #316 of 319 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #279 of 393 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #22 of 295 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #2 of 296 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #76 of 328 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #151 of 208 | #8 of 11 |
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
237
+36 (+18%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 60% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | 79% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | N/A | N/A | 78% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 79% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 12.9 | 20.1:1 | 78% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 17 | 19.7:1 | 78% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 75% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 70% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 16 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (259 to 237); teachers up 32% (12.9 to 17).
About DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY
In BLACKFOOT, Idaho, part of Bingham County, DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 237 students. The school is 29% below the average for elementary schools in Idaho.
District-wide, BLACKFOOT DISTRICT has 12 schools and 3,796 students.
Of every 100 students at DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY, about 35 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 32% Native American, 28% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bingham County is roughly 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 18.1:1 for elementary schools in Idaho. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 60%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Bingham County is 15 points.
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Idaho public elementary schools.
In the wider Bingham County area, the median household earns about $77,878 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Bingham County, 37 public schools serve about 12,273 students.
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is BINGHAM ACADEMY, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 18%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Bingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,664
Census ACS
Median income
$77,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLACKFOOT DISTRICT
- BLACKFOOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 526 students
- RIVERBEND ELEMENTARYElementary · 403 students
- RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
- BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADEMiddle · 277 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 220 students
Other schools in BLACKFOOT
- SNAKE RIVER ONLINEElementary · 1,750 students
- BLACKFOOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- SNAKE RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 583 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 526 students
- BLACKFOOT CHARTER COMMUNITYElementary · 433 students
- RIVERBEND ELEMENTARYElementary · 403 students
Nearby schools
- BINGHAM ACADEMY0.4 mi · 68
- VAUGHN HUGIE FAMILY ED CENTER0.7 mi · 52
- BLACKFOOT HERITAGE SIXTH GRADE1.0 mi · 277
- BLACKFOOT HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,170
- BLACKFOOT SCHOOL DISTRICT ONLINE JR/SR SCHOOL1.1 mi · 138
- INDEPENDENCE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY?
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
Is DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY have?
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY are roughly 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY?
DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY is overseen by BLACKFOOT DISTRICT in Bingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.