MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit elementary campus in BLACKFOOT, Idaho, run under SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 238 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 28% below typical.

SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,730 students. MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 3% Native American. Compared to Bingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bingham County put median household income runs about $77,878, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Bingham County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,273 students), MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MORELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 252 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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