High Schools in Council District

Council Junior/Senior High School is the sole high school in Council District, a rural Idaho district ranked 36th out of 101 districts statewide, serving 117 students in grades 7 through 12. This small junior/senior high school delivers a mix of impressive strengths and notable challenges that parents should understand.

Most striking is the school's dramatic ranking turnaround. Council Junior/Senior High School went from the very bottom of Idaho's rankings in 2022-2023 (106th out of 106) to an extraordinary 10th out of 122 schools with a 5-star rating in 2025-2026. However, with such a small student body, year-to-year swings can be magnified by just a few students. Test scores reveal a clear split by grade level: end-of-course math and science proficiency sit at 62.5%, well above state averages, and overall science proficiency (46.2%) beats both the district and state. But 8th graders lag significantly, with just 26.1% proficient in ELA versus the state's 54.5%. Across all grades, math proficiency (38.3%) is below the state average (43.1%), and ELA (38.3%) trails the state by more than 15 points, though it outpaces the district average of 30.1%.

The school posted a 15.5-point jump in math proficiency from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, while ELA dipped slightly. Chronic absenteeism data is mixed: the school reported 17.9% in 2023-2024, higher than the most recent state figure of 13.8%, but no current school-level number is available for direct comparison. A favorable 11.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio supports small class sizes and individualized attention. The reported 82.5% graduation rate appears identical across school, district, and state, suggesting it may be an aggregated placeholder rather than a school-specific figure. This is a compelling school to watch — the recent gains are promising, but small-school volatility means future data will determine whether this is a true turnaround or a statistical spike.