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DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

850 CLEVELAND STREET, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401 · (208) 525-7612 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Idaho public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
358 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 46%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K31%
Kindergarten6615%
Grade 16014%
Grade 28219%
Grade 35112%
Grade 46715%
Grade 56314%
Grade 64410%

This year's kindergarten class (66) is 50% larger than its 6th grade class (44).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
24456%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
16438%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22151%
Female
21549%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
32.7%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
25.1%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school43682.1%N/A
A H BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS
31581.0%N/A
PARK RIDGE ELEMENTARY
NAMPA
49171.9%N/A
MARSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARSING
36070.6%N/A
PAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL
PAYETTE
47771.3%N/A
THERESA BUNKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS
29773.1%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 DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Bonneville County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.1%#292 of 323#27 of 28
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#287 of 319#26 of 28
Enrollment
ranked largest first
436#109 of 393#17 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.0:1#197 of 295#12 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.3%#42 of 296#2 of 27
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.1%#16 of 328#1 of 27
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.8%#196 of 208#13 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
436
+69 (+19%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254362319.0:182% (358)
2023-244142318.0:177% (317)
2022-234502418.8:175% (339)
2020-213672117.5:166% (242)
2017-184442418.5:181% (361)
2015-164482121.3:188% (392)
2010-114572816.3:176% (348)
2000-013982317.3:164% (253)
1990-915822721.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (444 to 436); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).

About DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The public elementary school DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 436 students. That compares with an average of about 332 students for elementary schools in Idaho.

IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT counts 9,903 students in its 20 schools, and DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.

At DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 56% of students are White. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Bonneville County is about 84% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.

Classroom staffing at DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Idaho average 18.1:1. Federal data show 82% of students (358) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bonneville County average 41%.

Among Idaho public elementary schools, DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

Looking at the county, Bonneville County, median household income comes to about $79,068, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 57 public schools and about 27,028 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, COMPASS ACADEMY, is the closest to DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

In 2020-21, DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 367 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 436. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 19.0:1.

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Bonneville County at a glance

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Population
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students

Quick facts

School name
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Address
850 CLEVELAND STREET, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401
Phone
(208) 525-7612
County
Bonneville County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
436
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
19.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
358 (82%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
160153000256
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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