Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT·NCES 160078000156
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
311 NORTH 9TH STREET, COEUR D'ALENE, ID 83814 · (208) 664-2822 · Kootenai County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Idaho public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
73 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
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ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
77.5%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES this school | 318 | 23.0% | N/A |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RATHDRUM | 272 | 21.0% | N/A |
| ATHOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATHOL | 287 | 27.2% | N/A |
| HIBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REXBURG | 292 | 27.1% | N/A |
| DALTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DALTON GARDENS | 411 | 21.7% | N/A |
| GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RATHDRUM | 424 | 23.3% | 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 SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #7 of 323 | #1 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #13 of 319 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #218 of 393 | #21 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #249 of 295 | #24 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #257 of 296 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #294 of 328 | #23 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #167 of 208 | #14 of 16 |
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
318
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 318 | 15.5 | 20.5:1 | 23% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 15.5 | 20.2:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 15.5 | 20.3:1 | 16% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 15% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 28% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 36% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 56% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 15 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (339 to 318); teachers down 3% (16 to 15.5).
About SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Located in COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 318 students in pre-K through 5.
COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT counts 19 schools and 9,915 students, including SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES.
The share of students at SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES who are White is 88%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Kootenai County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, there are about 20.5 students; the school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 23%. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Kootenai County, the school's rate is lower.
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Idaho public elementary schools.
Kootenai County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,861 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES shares Kootenai County with 53 other public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL, is the closest to SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
A 4% rise took enrollment from 305 in 2020-21 to 318 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 19.1:1 in 2020-21 to 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,530 students
- COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,526 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 747 students
- CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- LAKES MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
- SKYWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 518 students
Other schools in COEUR D'ALENE
- LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,530 students
- COEUR D'ALENE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,526 students
- WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 747 students
- CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 746 students
- COEUR D'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOLHigh · 593 students
- LAKES MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 539 students
Nearby schools
- LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL0.6 mi · 539
- BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 390
- FERNAN STEM ACADEMY0.8 mi · 356
- KOOTENAI BRIDGE ACADEMY0.9 mi · 347
- VENTURE ACADEMY1.0 mi · 292
- WINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIESHow many students attend SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES?
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
Is SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES an elementary, middle, or high school?
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES have?
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES?
Student demographics at SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES in?
SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES is part of COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT.
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