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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160096000182

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL

151 EAST 2ND SOUTH, PRESTON, ID 83263 · (208) 852-0280 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
679
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 455
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
234 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 918728%
Grade 1017626%
Grade 1117926%
Grade 1213720%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
58386%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
7311%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32648%
Female
35352%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
63.4%
ID avg 53.4%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Idaho average is about 53 of 100.

Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL this school67934.5%N/A
POCATELLO HIGH SCHOOL
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1,28134.7%N/A
BONNERS FERRY HIGH SCHOOL
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SUGAR-SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
SUGAR CITY
58429.6%N/A
SHELLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SHELLEY
80034.3%N/A
MELBA HIGH SCHOOL
MELBA
39435.0%N/A
Matched among Idaho high 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 PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Idaho
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.4%#31 of 97
Enrollment
ranked largest first
679#46 of 198
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.3:1#67 of 105
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.1%#81 of 105
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.5%#88 of 146
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.7%#20 of 50
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
679
-113 (-14%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 24.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2567935.319.3:134% (234)
2023-2472336.619.8:127% (193)
2022-2376037.720.1:124% (183)
2020-217923224.8:115% (116)
2017-1877834.422.6:131% (243)
2015-167563025.2:134% (257)
2010-116634016.6:142% (277)
2000-017383719.9:139% (285)
1990-915983119.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (778 to 679); teachers up 2% (34.4 to 35.3).

About PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school that serves part of PRESTON, Idaho. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 679 students. That puts enrollment 49% bigger than the 455-student average for high schools in Idaho.

The district, PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT, operates 5 schools serving 2,311 students.

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is 86% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic. The diversity index for PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL has 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.3:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Idaho is 16.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL. The 45% average for public schools in Franklin County is 11 points higher.

In Franklin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,950, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,109, PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL among them.

Measured in a straight line, FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 679, down from 792 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.3:1, from 24.8:1.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
15,056
Census ACS
Median income
$71,950
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,109 students

Quick facts

School name
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL
District
PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT
Address
151 EAST 2ND SOUTH, PRESTON, ID 83263
Phone
(208) 852-0280
County
Franklin County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
679
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
234 (34%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
160096000182
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT
Other schools in PRESTON
Other Preston High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Preston High. PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 19.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT.
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