Best High Schools in Gooding, ID

Summary:

The city of Gooding, Idaho is home to two high schools: Gooding High School and Gooding Alternative Learning Center. Both schools serve grades 9-12 and are part of the Gooding Joint District.

Based on the available data, Gooding High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher enrollment of 385 students, a 3-star statewide ranking, and better performance metrics such as higher proficiency rates in ISAT/Science and ISAT/English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a four-year graduation rate of 82.3% and a student-teacher ratio of 17.9.

In contrast, Gooding Alternative Learning Center has a much smaller enrollment of 23 students and lacks statewide ranking information. However, it does share the same 82.3% four-year graduation rate as Gooding High School and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.5, which may indicate more individualized attention for students. Both schools face challenges with higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rates of 15.0%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gooding High School	Public	9-12	1050 7th Avenue West	Gooding	83330	Gooding County	Gooding Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 934-4831	384	22	17.5	44.5%	220 (57.3%)	1 (0.3%)	158 (41.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	39.7	$10,197	$1,796	$8,402
Gooding Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	906 Main Street	Gooding	83330	Gooding County	Gooding Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 934-8443	32	2	13.2	50.0%	18 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Gooding

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wendell	11.07 mi	3	100^th
Bliss	11.46 mi	1
Hagerman	12.42 mi	2
Shoshone	15.59 mi	4	82^nd
Jerome	17.11 mi	9	97^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.