STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary-level community in MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho, one of the schools within MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT, serves 312 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Within MOUNTAIN HOME DISTRICT, which oversees 8 schools and 3,647 students, STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 14% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Elmore County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Elmore County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,359 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Elmore County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,507 students), of which STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - ONSITE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 3%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 64% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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