SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of intimate scale in COCOLALLA, Idaho, part of LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 170 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 49% below the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 3,653 students. SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bonner County put median household earnings sit near $66,979, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Bonner County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,835 students), SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 7.5 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 29%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.