High Schools in Cottonwood Joint District

Summary:

The Cottonwood Joint District in Idaho is home to one standout high school, Prairie Junior/Senior High School. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 8th out of 106 Idaho high schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

Prairie Junior/Senior High School's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on standardized tests, with 8th-grade students scoring higher than the district and state averages in ISAT/Math, ISAT/Science, and ISAT/English Language Arts. The school also boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 82.3%, which is above the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and spending of $11,930 per student, the school appears to have the resources and support to provide a quality education to its 194 students.

While the school serves a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 19.59%, indicating a more affluent student population, its consistent high rankings and ratings over the past few years demonstrate its ability to maintain academic excellence. The slight dip in ranking and rating in the 2024-2025 school year may present an opportunity for improvement, but the overall trend for Prairie Junior/Senior High School within the Cottonwood Joint District is positive.

District Detail

1916 East Street
Cottonwood, ID 83522-0158

(208) 962-3971

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 426

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	453 Keuterville Road	Cottonwood	83522	Idaho County	Cottonwood Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 962-3901	204	14	14.6	21.6%	194 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	60.4	42^nd of 112 public high schools	62.5%					(n/a)	58.3	70.6	50.0	59.4	67.6	44.4	55.7	55.6	64.7	61.1	60.4	$11,930	$900	$11,030

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nezperce Joint District	13.28 mi	1
Highland Joint District	14.02 mi	1
Mountain View School District	14.3 mi	5	44^th
Kamiah Joint District	18.77 mi	3	27^th
Culdesac Joint District	26.72 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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