Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 160013800959
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGHWAY 95, RIGGINS, ID 83549 · (208) 630-6025 · Idaho County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Idaho public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
63 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 9% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SALMON RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
50.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 92 | 68.5% | N/A |
| TIMBERLINE ELEMENTARY WEIPPE | 92 | 71.7% | N/A |
| UPRIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FERNWOOD | 72 | 68.1% | N/A |
| CLEARWATER VALLEY ELEMENTARY KOOSKIA | 117 | 68.4% | N/A |
| HORSESHOE BEND ELEMENTARY HORSESHOE BEND | 84 | 58.3% | N/A |
| CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE | 75 | 56.0% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary 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 RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #350 of 393 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
92
+16 (+21%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 68% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 8.2 | 10.2:1 | 48% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 8.2 | 9.9:1 | 46% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 7 | 10.9:1 | 49% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 6 | 8.3:1 | 62% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 4 | 12.3:1 | 65% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 72% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 84% (50 to 92); teachers up 33% (6 to 8).
About RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in RIGGINS, Idaho. It is a very small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 92 students. Elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students, which makes this school 72% below average.
Federal data list 2 schools in SALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 173 students enrolled.
Roughly 92% of students at RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Idaho County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Idaho average 18.1:1. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Idaho County.
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Idaho public elementary schools.
The school's county is Idaho County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $66,325, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,647, RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is SALMON RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away.
NCES describes the area around RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 21% gain took enrollment from 76 in 2020-21 to 92 in 2024-25.
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Idaho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,432
Census ACS
Median income
$66,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SALMON RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
Nearby schools
- SALMON RIVER JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 81
- Imnaha Elementary School26.9 mi · 6
- MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL31.0 mi · 142
- GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL35.4 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 92 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian.
Is RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
RIGGINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SALMON RIVER JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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