Summary:
The Coeur D'Alene District is a large, highly ranked Idaho school district serving grades PK-12 and 9,549 students across 17 schools — 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative — in the Coeur d'Alene area. The district ranks 13th out of 101 Idaho districts (87th percentile) with a 4-star rating. Elementary schools are the district's biggest strength, with four earning 5-star ratings, while secondary schools are solid but more varied.
Families looking for top performers should start with Hayden Meadows Elementary School, the district's highest-ranked school at #7 in Idaho, followed by Dalton Elementary School (#11) and Sorensen Magnet School Of The Arts And Humanities (#21). Winton Elementary School (#26) is especially noteworthy because it earns 5-star results despite having the highest poverty rate among district elementary schools. At the secondary level, Canfield Middle School is the strongest middle school, while Coeur D'Alene High School edges out Lake City High School in math and science, though Lake City posts slightly better English scores.
The district's biggest academic soft spot is math, which trails English Language Arts at nearly every school — sometimes by 20 to 28 points. Middle school performance is also uneven: Canfield Middle School outperforms Woodland Middle School and Lakes Magnet School by 15 to 20 points in math. A few schools need attention, including Northwest Expedition Academy, which has fallen to a 1-star rating, and Venture Academy, which struggles with low proficiency and limited funding. Chronic absenteeism data also deserves scrutiny, as reported rates vary wildly between school years. Overall, this is a strong district with several elite schools, but closing the math gap and supporting struggling schools will determine whether it can reach the top 5% of Idaho districts.
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