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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160186000328
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
3610 12TH STREET, LEWISTON, ID 83501 · (208) 748-3400 · Nez Perce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Idaho public middle schools
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
157 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 177 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
58.7%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 547 | 28.7% | N/A |
| TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT LAKE | 412 | 32.0% | N/A |
| LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL RATHDRUM | 635 | 24.6% | N/A |
| CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 746 | 26.4% | N/A |
| SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL SANDPOINT | 499 | 34.3% | N/A |
| KIMBERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL KIMBERLY | 482 | 29.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho middle 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 SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #11 of 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #17 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #48 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #13 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #92 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #90 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #58 of 62 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
547
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 547 | 36.1 | 15.2:1 | 29% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 37.1 | 14.7:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 36.1 | 14.5:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 34.7 | 16.1:1 | 31% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 33% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 36% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 21% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 29 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (558 to 547); teachers up 4% (34.7 to 36.1).
About SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school in LEWISTON, Idaho. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 547 students enrolled.
District-wide, LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT has 12 schools and 4,479 students.
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 88% White. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.2 students for each one. That is lower than the 17.1:1 average for middle schools in Idaho. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%.
allk12 grades SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Nez Perce County, the median household income is $72,599, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 20 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Federal data show a 6% enrollment rise, from 516 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Nez Perce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,697
Census ACS
Median income
$72,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
- LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- JENIFER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 561 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
- WHITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- CAMELOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 310 students
- MCGHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 259 students
Other schools in LEWISTON
- LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,288 students
- JENIFER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 561 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
- WHITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- CAMELOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 310 students
- MCGHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 259 students
Other Sacajawea Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sacajawea Middle. SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolSpokane, WA · 855 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolBozeman, MT · 807 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 668 students
Nearby schools
- ORCHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 257
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 358
- LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,288
- MCGHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 259
- CAMELOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 310
- TAMMANY HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT in Nez Perce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.