JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a well-populated middle-grades school in CALDWELL, Idaho, operated by CALDWELL DISTRICT, caters to 778 students, covering grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in CALDWELL DISTRICT (5,431 students total), JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 34% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Canyon County's rate of about 51%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Canyon County put the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL has increased 9%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 778 in 2025.

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