HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in DAYTON, Idaho, overseen by WEST SIDE JOINT DISTRICT, with 373 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in WEST SIDE JOINT DISTRICT (798 students total), HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,950 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Franklin County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,109 students), HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BEUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.