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Best Public Schools in Rupert, ID

At a glance

Schools

2,599

Students

Top rankedRupert Elementary School279^th of 337 Idaho elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Minico Senior High School 19.6 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of Rupert, Idaho is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, operated by the Minidoka County Joint District. The data reveals significant variation in school performance, with Rupert Elementary School and Acequia Elementary School standing out as top performers, while Minico Senior High School and East Minico Middle School lag behind.

Rupert Elementary School has the highest test scores in the district, with 38.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 30.7% proficient or better in Math across all grades. Acequia Elementary stands out for having the highest 5th grade English Language Arts proficiency at 46.3%. Meanwhile, Minico Senior High School has the highest graduation rate in the district at 82.3%, though its test scores are below the state average.

The data also reveals concerning trends, such as consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 15.0% across all schools, and varying levels of economic disadvantage as indicated by free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 17.38% to 34.6%. These factors likely contribute to the disparities in academic performance and suggest opportunities for the district to address equity and access to quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)			ISAT Science (2025)			ISAT English Language Arts (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mini-Cassia Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	718 H Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 436-9928	4	2	2.6		3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Acequia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 N 350 E	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 436-6985	253	12	21.0	51.8%	171 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	312^th of 337 public elementary schools	7.4%		12.5	266^th of 301 public elementary schools	11.6%	46							22.2	26.3	46.3		31.5	$8,204	$1,504	$6,700
East Minico Middle School	Public	6-8	1805 H Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 436-3178	483	24	20.0	61.1%	250 (51.8%)	2 (0.4%)	228 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.4	157^th of 166 public middle schools	5.4%		11.2	149^th of 164 public middle schools	9.1%	8		28.4	27.6		20.4	20.4				37.7	36.8	$7,511	$1,021	$6,489
Minico Senior High School	Public	9-12	292 W 100 S	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 436-4721	1,203	61	19.6	52.9%	577 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (50.5%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)								(n/a)			18.9			22.3					56.2	$8,542	$1,072	$7,469
Rupert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 18th Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 436-9707	620	28	21.9	69.7%	282 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (53.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21	279^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.2%		18.1	245^th of 301 public elementary schools	18.6%	34	39.4		30.7	38.1		38.1	33.3	34.4	46.0		38.4	$7,467	$1,464	$6,002
Minidoka Junior High Alternative	Public	6-8	310 10th Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 436-4727	36	4	9.2	80.6%	19 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Rupert

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Declo	17.73 mi	3	45^th
Paul	18.13 mi	2	87^th
Heyburn	19.49 mi	2	95^th
Burley	21.64 mi	9	91^st
Albion	24.16 mi	1

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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.

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