EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 775 NORTH 10TH EAST STREET, in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized primary school that enrolls 386 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT.

MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,647 students; EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest looks like 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Elmore County's rate of about 55%.

In the surrounding community, Elmore County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,359 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Elmore County (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students).

Nearest neighbor: RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - MONTESSORI, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 19% to 28%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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