JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in RATHDRUM, Idaho, one of the schools within LAKELAND DISTRICT, with 377 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 11 schools in LAKELAND DISTRICT (4,568 students total), JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Kootenai County's rate of about 34%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kootenai County put the typical household earns roughly $81,861 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kootenai County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has climbed 6%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.