Summary:
Grace Joint District is home to a single high school—Grace Junior/Senior High School—serving grades 7 through 12 in the small, rural community of Grace, Idaho, with 256 students and a 4-star district rating that places Grace Joint District in the 84th percentile of Idaho districts.
For parents, the standout feature of Grace Junior/Senior High School is its exceptional science program: 64.6% of students scored proficient in science, far exceeding the state average of 42.7% and also outpacing the district's own 57.6%. English Language Arts is another strength, with 61.7% proficiency compared to 54.0% statewide. The school also shines in student engagement—only 2.0% of students are chronically absent, versus 13.8% statewide, which points to a healthy, welcoming environment. The main concern is math: proficiency sits at 40.9%, below the district's 50.8% and slightly under the state's 43.1%. The math gap appears in 7th grade and persists through end-of-course exams, though the end-of-course result (37.0%) still beats the state (33.1%). Because the school is small, year-to-year scores can swing dramatically—science jumped 22.1 points and math dropped 7.5 points in one year—so parents should interpret single-year changes cautiously.
The school has held a steady #33 state ranking for three consecutive years, earning a consistent 4-star rating even as the pool of ranked schools changed. Its graduation rate matches the state exactly at 82.5%, which is likely a rounding or reporting artifact rather than a true exact match. With 42.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a economically diverse population yet still achieves above-state results in science and ELA. Spending per student ($9,993) and a 15.1:1 student-teacher ratio round out a picture of a stable, mid-tier rural school whose biggest academic challenge is math, but whose low absenteeism, strong science instruction, and consistent ratings make it a solid choice for local families.
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