HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves 530 students from grades 5 through 6, overseen by MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT.

Across the 8 schools in MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT (3,647 students total), HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Elmore County put median household earnings sit near $65,359, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Elmore County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students), HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BENNETT MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.