Summary:
The Camas County District is served by a single elementary school, Camas County Elementary/Junior High School, a small rural PK-8 school enrolling 105 students across ten grade levels. The school maintains a favorable 10.3:1 student-teacher ratio, and roughly 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic makeup of this tight-knit community. With an average of only about ten students per grade, each learner represents a significant share of the school's population, meaning proficiency rates can swing noticeably from year to year.
The school's most striking pattern is its split performance in math versus English Language Arts (ELA). In math, Camas County Elementary/Junior High School beats the state in four of five reported grade-level comparisons, including a standout 8th-grade result where 50% of students were proficient versus 41.4% statewide. However, ELA results lag the state in every reported category, with the widest gap appearing in 7th grade, where just 46.2% of students were proficient compared to the state's 56.8%. Grade-level variation is also notable within math: 7th graders struggled at 38.5% proficiency, while 8th graders excelled at 50%, a difference likely shaped by very small cohorts rather than broad schoolwide trends.
Encouragingly, the school's ranking has climbed from the 28th percentile in 2011-2012 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it just below the statewide median. The district itself ranks in the 56th percentile among Idaho districts, a useful reminder that district-level scores sometimes reflect broader grade configurations than this elementary list alone. One area worth monitoring is chronic absenteeism, which sat at 18.7% in 2020-2021, above the state's most recent 13.8% rate. For parents, this is a small school with genuine math strengths, a supportive student-teacher ratio, and a steadily improving trajectory, though ELA proficiency and attendance consistency deserve attention.
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