Summary:
Blackfoot Charter Community, part of the Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center Inc. district, is the sole PK-8 charter elementary school serving 433 students in Blackfoot, Idaho, and its performance is the same as the district overall. This single-school district holds a low ranking of 90th out of 101 Idaho districts, placing it in the 11th percentile with a 1-star rating, and its trajectory has worsened over the past two years, falling to the 4th and 6th percentiles. While that broad picture looks concerning, the school has distinct strengths and weaknesses when viewed by grade level and subject.
In the 2025-2026 school year, the strongest academic showing was in 7th grade English Language Arts, where proficiency reached 57.8%, slightly edging out the state average of 56.8% — the only grade and subject combination where the school outperforms Idaho. Math and science also saw impressive year-over-year gains, jumping 8.0 and 11.5 percentage points respectively. However, 6th grade math remains a major concern, with only 15.4% of students proficient compared to the state's 42.5%, and other results swing dramatically by grade, such as ELA proficiency ranging from 22.2% in 3rd grade to 57.8% in 7th grade. This variability suggests small cohorts and inconsistent instructional alignment across grade levels are significant factors.
Context matters heavily here: a large majority of the student body, 59.35%, qualifies for free or reduced lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 18.5% is well above the state's 13.8%. These challenges likely contribute to the achievement gaps that remain, as the school still trails the state by 12.3 points in math, 9.4 points in science, and 15.7 points in ELA overall. For parents, the school offers clear bright spots in upper-grade literacy and a strong upward trend in math and science, but the severe middle-grades math slump and high-level volatility from one grade to the next present the biggest opportunities for improvement.
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