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PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY
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Located at 3105 STADIUM BOULEVARD, in TWIN FALLS, Idaho, PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY is a roomy K-5 school that teaches 582 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within TWIN FALLS DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 332 students each, so PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY sits 75% above that benchmark.
TWIN FALLS DISTRICT runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,000 students. PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY records that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.
On the resource side, PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Twin Falls County put median household earnings sit near $67,409, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Twin Falls County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,273 students), PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
VERA C O'LEARY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PILLAR FALLS ELEMENTARY has edged down 10%, going from 649 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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