Summary:
The Glenns Ferry Joint District contains one middle school, Glenns Ferry Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 94 students in the town of Glenns Ferry, Idaho. As the only middle school in the district, this small school's performance defines the district's middle-level results, and it improved noticeably this year, moving from the 12th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026, with its star rating rising from 1 star to 2 stars.
The school's strongest results came from its 7th grade cohort. In 7th grade math, Glenns Ferry Middle School posted a 53.3% proficiency rate compared to the state average of 43.6%, and in 7th grade English Language Arts it reached 66.7% proficiency versus 56.8% statewide. Overall ELA proficiency also improved by 6.2 percentage points year over year, rising from 38.2% to 44.4%. However, areas of concern remain. Science proficiency for 8th graders was just 23.1%, nearly 20 percentage points below the state average of 42.9%, and 8th grade ELA lagged at 30.8% compared to 54.5% statewide. Math proficiency across all grades declined slightly from 32.6% to 29.6%.
The school operates in a challenging context. Approximately 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 16% is above both the Glenns Ferry Joint District's 15.4% and the state's 13.8%. With just 94 students and an 11.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio, proficiency rates can swing sharply from year to year based on the performance of a small number of students, which may partly explain the large gap between the 7th and 8th grade ELA scores. Still, the school's improvement in state ranking, combined with its 7th grade success and overall ELA gains, suggests positive momentum worth watching in the years ahead.
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