DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized primary school in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 436 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 332 students each, so DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 9,903 students; DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bonneville County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bonneville County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bonneville County indicate median household income runs about $79,068, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 57 public schools in Bonneville County (combined enrollment of about 27,028 students).

The closest other public school is COMPASS ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 444 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025.

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