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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT·NCES 160340001053

WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

1252 E 1500 N, TERRETON, ID 83450 · (208) 663-4393 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Idaho public middle schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public middle schools

Enrollment
83
Middle
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 507
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
51 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 74453%
Grade 83947%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
5364%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
3036%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4858%
Female
3542%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL→WEST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–06
Based on grade levels within WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
Math
22.9%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Idaho average is about 44 of 100.

Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school8361.4%N/A
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11558.3%N/A
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GLENNS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
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9468.1%N/A
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32158.3%N/A
BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL
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29854.7%N/A
Matched among Idaho middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Idaho
Enrollment
ranked largest first
83#110 of 114
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
83
-38 (-31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25835.914.0:161% (51)
2023-24896.613.4:144% (39)
2022-23866.513.2:1N/A
2020-21121620.2:143% (52)
2017-18895.815.4:148% (43)
2015-16111618.5:151% (57)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (89 to 83); teachers up 3% (5.8 to 5.9).

About WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Families in TERRETON, Idaho, are served by WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a very small middle school. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 83 students. That is 84% below the average of about 507 students for middle schools in Idaho.

WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT serves 622 students across 4 schools.

About 64% of the student body at WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 88%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. The average for middle schools in Idaho is 17.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Jefferson County average 33%.

Among Idaho public middle schools, WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $86,679, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,578, WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.

Measured in a straight line, TERRETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 121 (2020-21) to 83 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.2:1 to 14.0:1.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
33,154
Census ACS
Median income
$86,679
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,578 students

Quick facts

School name
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT
Address
1252 E 1500 N, TERRETON, ID 83450
Phone
(208) 663-4393
County
Jefferson County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
83
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
14.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
51 (61%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
160340001053
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT
Other schools in TERRETON
Other West Jefferson Middle schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Jefferson Middle. WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
How many students attend WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 07-08.
Is WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 36% Hispanic.
Who oversees WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WEST JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT in Jefferson County.
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