WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier primary school in WENDELL, Idaho, operated by WENDELL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 429 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

WENDELL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,104 students; WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 40% White. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gooding County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Gooding County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,559 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gooding County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,085 students), WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WENDELL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 11%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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