TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in TERRETON, Idaho, one of the schools within WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 296 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 622 students. TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $86,679, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 17 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 7,578 students).

The closest other public school is WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 20%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 67% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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