Kamiah Joint District

Summary:

The Kamiah Joint District in Idaho is home to three schools: Kamiah Middle School, Kamiah Elementary School, and Kamiah Senior High. These schools serve students from elementary through high school and provide a range of educational opportunities in the local community.

Among the standout schools in the district, Kamiah Senior High stands out for its strong performance on state assessments, ranking 20th out of 112 Idaho high schools in 2024-2025 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students demonstrated high proficiency rates in ISAT Science (73.7%) and ISAT English Language Arts (63.6%), as well as a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.3% in 2023-2024. In contrast, Kamiah Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, though it still performs well in certain areas, such as 4th-grade ISAT Math proficiency (60.6%).

The schools in the Kamiah Joint District vary in size, with Kamiah Middle School having 140 students, Kamiah Elementary School with 127 students, and Kamiah Senior High with 120 students. The district also faces challenges, such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates and disparities in English Language Arts proficiency, which may require targeted interventions and support to address.

District Detail

1102 Hill Street
Kamiah, ID 83536-5272

(208) 935-2991

SchoolDigger Rank:
27^th of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 380

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)				ISAT Science (2025)				ISAT English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kamiah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	809 9th Street	Kamiah	83536	Lewis County	Kamiah Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 935-4012	121	10	11.8	32.2%	80 (66.1%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.7%)								(n/a)									31.3					31.3	$13,176	$2,260	$10,916
Kamiah Senior High	Public	9-12	711 Ninth Street	Kamiah	83536	Lewis County	Kamiah Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 935-4067	102	8	12.2	32.4%	66 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.7%)	78.6	20^th of 112 public high schools	82.1%		48.2	87^th of 159 public high schools	45.3%	67							73.7	73.7					63.6	63.6	$9,859	$1,937	$7,921
Kamiah Middle School	Public	4-8	800 12th Street	Kamiah	83536	Lewis County	Kamiah Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 935-4040	157	11	14.6	33.1%	100 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.2%)	29.2	126^th of 166 public middle schools	24.1%					(n/a)	60.6	41.4	41.9	38.5	58.6	31.0		44.8		54.5	55.2	46.9		42.4

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain View School District	5.98 mi	5	44^th
Nezperce Joint District	10.09 mi	1
Orofino Joint District	16.15 mi	8
Cottonwood Joint District	18.87 mi	3	6^th
Highland Joint District	21.16 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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