SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 229 WEST GREENHURST ROAD, in NAMPA, Idaho, SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling 6-8 campus that enrolls 836 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 65% above that benchmark.

SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 25 schools operated by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 14,141 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.1:1, putting SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Canyon County put median household income runs about $76,488, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Canyon County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), of which SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GEM PREP: NAMPA, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 845 students in 2018 compared to 836 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 60%.

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