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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 160000200724

SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL

310 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, SANDPOINT, ID 83864 · (208) 265-4169 · Bonner County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Idaho public middle schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
499
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 507
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
171 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 722645%
Grade 827355%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
42886%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
408%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
24750%
Female
25251%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
69.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
53.3%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 →

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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 SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Idaho
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.3%#18 of 100
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#13 of 101
Enrollment
ranked largest first
499#61 of 114
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#60 of 98
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.5%#82 of 98
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.3%#80 of 104
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.6%#29 of 31
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 2024-25
Enrollment
499
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254992718.5:134% (171)
2023-2449928.117.8:128% (140)
2022-2351428.618.0:132% (166)
2020-214832717.9:127% (131)
2017-1849626.618.6:139% (194)
2015-165082718.8:141% (207)
2010-114652916.0:152% (241)
2000-016233120.1:135% (215)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (496 to 499); teachers up 1% (26.6 to 27).

About SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL

SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized middle school in SANDPOINT, Idaho. It is open to students in grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 499 students.

LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL. It has 13 schools and 3,653 students.

The share of White students at SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 86%. Next come 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

On staff are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. Middle schools in Idaho average 17.1:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 34%.

Among Idaho public middle schools, SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bonner County show that median household income comes to about $66,979, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 4,835 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LPOSD HOME SCHOOL ACADEMY, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school grew from 483 students in 2020-21 to 499 in 2024-25.

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Bonner County at a glance

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Population
51,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,979
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,835 students

Quick facts

School name
SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
310 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, SANDPOINT, ID 83864
Phone
(208) 265-4169
County
Bonner County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
499
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
171 (34%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
160000200724
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
How many students attend SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 499 students in grades 07-08.
Is SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Bonner County.
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