GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL

GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a close-knit intermediate school in GOODING, Idaho, part of GOODING JOINT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 289 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by GOODING JOINT DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,189 students overall.

Looking at the student body, GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 40% Hispanic. By comparison, Gooding County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gooding County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,559 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Gooding County (combined enrollment of about 3,085 students).

Nearest neighbor: GOODING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. GOODING MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 289). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 68% to 56%.

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