J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a reasonably sized elementary campus in AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho, part of AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT, instructs 350 students, covering grades 3 through 5.

AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,514 students. J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 41% White, 2% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 72% of students at J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Power County's rate of about 63%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Power County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,146 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Power County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,699 students), of which J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 50%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.