Summary:
The city of Marsing, Idaho, is served by a single elementary school, Marsing Elementary School, which enrolls 360 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the Marsing Joint District. With 70.56% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, and it carries a student-teacher ratio of 21.4 with per-student spending of $7,814 (2018–19).
Marsing Elementary has experienced a significant decline in its state ranking, falling from the 40th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–2025 to the 21st percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026. Math proficiency dropped from 43.7% to 38.4%, and English Language Arts dropped from 50.3% to 41.8%, leaving both subjects below state averages (43.1% math, 54.0% ELA). Grade-level results are uneven: 5th grade ELA proficiency is 55.2%, exactly matching the state average, and 4th grade math is 48.3%, just above the state's 48.0%. However, 3rd grade math (36.2% vs. 50.9% state), 5th grade math (31.3% vs. 42.2% state), and 3rd/4th grade ELA (34.5% and 33.9%) all trail the state by double digits. Science proficiency in 5th grade is also a concern at 32.8%, compared to the state average of 44.0%.
There are some bright spots worth noting. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 11.9% is better than the state average of 13.8%, though worse than the district's 9.5%. The strong 5th grade ELA result and near-state-average 4th grade math performance suggest that some grade cohorts and subject areas are performing well despite the school's high-poverty context. The uneven results across consecutive grades point to possible cohort differences and targeted intervention opportunities in the lower grades and in math and science.
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