NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
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ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style senior high in CALDWELL, Idaho, one of the schools within NOTUS DISTRICT. The school teaches 157 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 455 students each, so NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL sits 65% below that benchmark.
NOTUS DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 335 students. NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Canyon County put median household income runs about $76,488, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Canyon County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), of which NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
NOTUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 27%, going from 214 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 21% to 31%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
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