SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, part of BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT, with 471 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT, a district that hosts 13,577 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Bonneville County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for Bonneville County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,068 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Bonneville County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,028 students), of which SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 13%, going from 540 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.