PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 111 SAMSON TRAIL, in MCCALL, Idaho, PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment intermediate school that works with 331 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,374 students overall.

On demographics, PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Valley County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,078 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Valley County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,657 students), PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BARBARA R MORGAN ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged up 23%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 84%.

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