Enrollment
174
Combined
STATE 488
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160240000848
NEZPERCE SCHOOL
614 2ND AVENUE, NEZPERCE, ID 83543 · (208) 937-2551 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Idaho public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 31.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
91 students
STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
48.9%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like NEZPERCE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEZPERCE SCHOOL this school | 174 | 52.3% | N/A |
| GARDEN VALLEY SCHOOL GARDEN VALLEY | 220 | 45.5% | N/A |
| LEADORE SCHOOL LEADORE | 100 | 55.0% | N/A |
| MIDVALE SCHOOL MIDVALE | 137 | 40.1% | N/A |
| HIGHLAND SCHOOL CRAIGMONT | 168 | 58.9% | N/A |
| DEARY SCHOOL DEARY | 145 | 39.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where NEZPERCE SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #9 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #15 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #10 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
+14 (+9%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 174 | 17.5 | 9.9:1 | 52% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 17 | 10.0:1 | 46% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 17.3 | 10.4:1 | 33% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 15 | 10.7:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 16.4 | 8.9:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 16 | 9.1:1 | 49% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 16 | 9.4:1 | 32% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEZPERCE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (146 to 174); teachers up 7% (16.4 to 17.5).
About NEZPERCE SCHOOL
NEZPERCE SCHOOL is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in NEZPERCE, Idaho, under NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 174 students. Across combined schools in Idaho, the average enrollment is about 488.
NEZPERCE SCHOOL is run by NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT.
A large majority of enrollment at NEZPERCE SCHOOL is White, at 87%. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for NEZPERCE SCHOOL is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at NEZPERCE SCHOOL comes to 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9:1. Combined schools in Idaho have an average ratio of 31.4:1. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lewis County average 43%.
Among Idaho public K-12 schools, NEZPERCE SCHOOL outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
American Community Survey estimates for Lewis County show that the median household earns about $51,615 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Lewis County, 5 public schools serve about 722 students.
About 10.1 miles separate NEZPERCE SCHOOL from the closest public school, KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
In the federal locale system, NEZPERCE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,682
Census ACS
Median income
$51,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
722 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KAMIAH MIDDLE SCHOOL10.1 mi · 157
- KAMIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 121
- KAMIAH SENIOR HIGH10.1 mi · 102
- HIGHLAND SCHOOL11.1 mi · 168
- PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 222
- CLEARWATER VALLEY ELEMENTARY14.2 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About NEZPERCE SCHOOLHow large is NEZPERCE SCHOOL?
NEZPERCE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-12.
Is NEZPERCE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEZPERCE SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does NEZPERCE SCHOOL have?
NEZPERCE SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is NEZPERCE SCHOOL?
NEZPERCE SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is NEZPERCE SCHOOL public or private?
NEZPERCE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEZPERCE JOINT DISTRICT.
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