SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a substantial elementary campus in COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, overseen by COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, educates 518 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% larger than the state mean of about 332.

COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,915 students. SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kootenai County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kootenai County put median household income runs about $81,861, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kootenai County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,554 students), SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 518). Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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