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What advice would you give to incoming students at INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCATELLO DISTRICT·NCES 160264000473
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
666 CHEYENNE AVENUE, POCATELLO, ID 83204 · (208) 232-4086 · Bannock County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Idaho public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
237 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
55.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 497 | 47.7% | N/A |
| UCON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 447 | 48.3% | N/A |
| DECLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DECLO | 453 | 45.7% | N/A |
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRESTON | 533 | 48.8% | N/A |
| FILER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FILER | 397 | 47.1% | N/A |
| EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 560 | 44.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bannock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #100 of 323 | #6 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #154 of 319 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #65 of 393 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #175 of 295 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #190 of 296 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #154 of 328 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #118 of 208 | #7 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
497
0 (0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 497 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 25.9 | 20.8:1 | 42% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 42% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 26.9 | 21.2:1 | 54% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 53% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 31 | 21.4:1 | 47% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | 15% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 26 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (571 to 497); teachers unchanged (26.9 to 27).
About INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 666 CHEYENNE AVENUE in POCATELLO, Idaho, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 497 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Idaho enroll around 332, and this school is 50% larger than that mark.
Federal data list 23 schools in POCATELLO DISTRICT, with 11,448 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (80%). Next come 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Bannock County, where about 83% of residents are White. The diversity index for INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. That is in line with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. Federal data show 48% of students (237) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 59% of Idaho public elementary schools.
In the wider Bannock County area, median household income comes to about $66,499, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bannock County's 37 public schools enroll about 14,358 students and include INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL, about 2.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 497, close to the 497 recorded in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bannock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
89,454
Census ACS
Median income
$66,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,358 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POCATELLO DISTRICT
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,456 students
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
Other schools in POCATELLO
- HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,456 students
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 702 students
- HAWTHORNE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
Other Indian Hills Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Indian Hills Elementary. INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolHopkinsville, KY · 674 students
- Indian Hills ElementaryJurupa Valley, CA · 457 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolWASHINGTON, MI · 456 students
- Indian Hills ElementaryTopeka, KS · 440 students
- INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR · 398 students
Nearby schools
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,068
- POCATELLO COMMUNITY CHARTER2.9 mi · 328
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 718
- POCATELLO JUVENILE DETENTION3.6 mi · 9
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 242
- POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-05.
Is INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by POCATELLO DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.