INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in POCATELLO, Idaho, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier K-5 school, one of the schools within POCATELLO DISTRICT. It enrolls 497 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 schools operated by POCATELLO DISTRICT, a district that teaches 11,448 students overall.

In terms of who attends, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bannock County put median household income runs about $66,499, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Bannock County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,358 students), INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 13%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.