Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160294000512
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
61 EAST HIGHWAY 24, SHOSHONE, ID 83352 · (208) 886-2381 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Idaho public elementary schools
- CTest 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
18.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
154 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
38.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
44.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 234 | 65.8% | N/A |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMERICAN FALLS | 357 | 67.8% | N/A |
| J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMERICAN FALLS | 350 | 72.3% | N/A |
| ABERDEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ABERDEEN | 274 | 73.7% | N/A |
| DWORSHAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BURLEY | 402 | 65.4% | N/A |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY NAMPA | 365 | 66.0% | 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 SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #192 of 323 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #252 of 319 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #280 of 393 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #166 of 295 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #72 of 296 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #55 of 328 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #186 of 208 |
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
234
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 60% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 60% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 12 | 19.3:1 | 73% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 14.2 | 17.1:1 | 73% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 73% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 51% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (243 to 234); teachers down 8% (14.2 to 13).
About SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in SHOSHONE, Idaho, in Lincoln County. It reported 234 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 332 students for elementary schools in Idaho.
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 515 students.
Hispanic students are 58% of those enrolled at SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 39% White. That compares with about 32% Hispanic among all Lincoln County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Teacher count: 13 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.0:1. It is about the same as the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Idaho public elementary schools, SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Lincoln County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $71,453, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln County's 6 public schools enroll about 896 students and include SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Measured in a straight line, SHOSHONE HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (232) and 2024-25 (234). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.3:1 to 18.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,358
Census ACS
Median income
$71,453
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT
- SHOSHONE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 143 students
- SHOSHONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 115 students
- HIGH DESERTHigh · 23 students
Other schools in SHOSHONE
- SHOSHONE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 143 students
- SHOSHONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 115 students
- HIGH DESERTHigh · 23 students
Other Shoshone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Shoshone Elementary. SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Shoshone ElementaryShoshone, CA · 17 students
Nearby schools
- SHOSHONE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 143
- SHOSHONE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 115
- HIGH DESERT0.4 mi · 23
- DIETRICH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 173
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.4 mi · 486
- SUMMIT ELEMENTARY14.7 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.0:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 39% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SHOSHONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT.
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