WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the close-knit elementary schools in BLACKFOOT, Idaho, part of BLACKFOOT DISTRICT, with 211 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

BLACKFOOT DISTRICT comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,796 students; WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 6% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bingham County put median household earnings sit near $77,878, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Bingham County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,273 students), of which WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RIDGE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 5.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 227 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 84% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.