Summary:
Grace Joint District is a small, two-school district in Grace, Idaho, serving 548 students in grades PK-12, and it earns a 4-star rating as the #16 district out of 101 in Idaho. The district is made up of Black Canyon Elementary School, which serves 292 students in grades PK-6, and Grace Junior/Senior High School, which serves 256 students in grades 7-12. There is no standalone middle school, as 7th and 8th graders share a campus with high schoolers.
Black Canyon Elementary School is the district's math and ELA powerhouse. All-grades math proficiency stands at 58.5%, which is 15.4 points above the state average of 43.1%, and ELA proficiency is 63.2% versus 54.0% statewide. The school's 4th grade math is exceptional at 78.4% proficient, a 30-point gap over the state. Grace Junior/Senior High School, by contrast, excels in science with 64.6% all-grades proficiency compared to 42.7% statewide. The high school also boasts an incredibly low chronic absenteeism rate of 2.0%, well below the district rate of 5.6% and the state rate of 13.8%.
The main concern in this district is the math slide from elementary to high school. While Black Canyon's math scores surpass the state, Grace Junior/Senior High School falls below the state average at 40.9%, and the school declined year over year in both math (48.4% to 40.9%) and ELA (66.7% to 61.7%). The high school's graduation rate of 82.5% is exactly the state average, which suggests room for improvement given its strong attendance and science scores. Both schools earn 4-star ratings despite roughly 42-49% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, indicating strong instruction and support systems across the district.
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