Summary:
Gooding Joint District in Idaho has only one middle school, Gooding Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 287 students. The school's performance is concerning, as it ranks 125th out of 166 Idaho middle schools and received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gooding Middle School's academic proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts are significantly below the state averages, with only 29.3% of students proficient in Math compared to the state average of 43.1%, and 52.1% proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 53.9%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 32.4% is also lower than the state average of 41.2%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 51.22%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0%, which may be contributing to the school's low performance.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $8,827 in 2018-2019, its academic performance has been consistently declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 94th out of 100 Idaho middle schools in 2017-2018 to 125th out of 166 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. Overall, Gooding Joint District appears to have a struggling middle school that requires further investigation and intervention to improve student outcomes.
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