SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in OSBURN, Idaho, SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 294 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within WALLACE DISTRICT.

Across the 2 schools in WALLACE DISTRICT (489 students total), SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Shoshone County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,527 per year, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Shoshone County (combined enrollment of about 1,549 students).

The closest other public school is WALLACE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 3.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. SILVER HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 14% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 294).

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