Summary:
Mosaics Public School Inc. is a single-school district in Caldwell, Idaho, operating one campus, Mosaics Public School, a K–8 school serving 527 students. Although classified as an elementary school, it serves grades Kindergarten through 8th grade, making it the sole focus of this analysis.
The school's biggest academic strength is math. Overall math proficiency is 49.2%, which is 6.1 percentage points above the Idaho state average of 43.1%. Mosaics Public School outperforms the state in 5 of 6 grade levels, with 7th grade standing out at 53.7% proficiency, a full 10.1 points above the state average. Math proficiency also improved by 4.1 points year-over-year. English language arts, however, is a consistent weakness. Overall ELA proficiency is 50.2%, which is 3.8 points below the state average, and the school trails the state in 5 of 6 grade levels. The gap is largest in 8th grade, where proficiency sits 5.9 points below the state. Science results are mixed; 5th graders are slightly above the state average while 8th graders are below it, and overall science proficiency fell sharply from 53.1% in 2024–2025 to 43.8% in 2025–2026.
Nearly 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderately high-need population, yet the school still exceeds state math averages. Chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, slightly better than the state's 13.8%. Statewide, Mosaics Public School has remained stable but middling, ranking in the 38th to 47th percentile over the past three years and earning 2 stars each year. Because this is a K–8 school, it must address both elementary and middle school needs, and the data suggests middle school math is thriving while middle school ELA and 8th-grade science need attention.
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