HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY

As a tiny primary school in HORSESHOE BEND, Idaho, HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY enrolls 84 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of HORSESHOE BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 332 students each, so HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY sits 75% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in HORSESHOE BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT (170 students total), HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Boise County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Boise County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,774, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Boise County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 690 students), of which HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY is one.

HORSESHOE BEND MIDDLE/SR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 104 students in 2018 compared to 84 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.