SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in POCATELLO, Idaho, SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus, operated by POCATELLO DISTRICT. It serves 321 students across grades pre-K through 5.

POCATELLO DISTRICT runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 11,448 students. SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bannock County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Bannock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,499 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bannock County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,358 students), SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TENDOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SYRINGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.