Summary:
Marsing Joint District in Idaho is served by a single high school, Marsing High School, which educates roughly 256 students in grades 9 through 12 in a small-town setting. Because this is the district's only high school, the district-level high school data are simply a mirror of the school's own numbers. More than half of the students (56.25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school spends approximately $9,038 per student, though that spending figure dates back to 2018–2019.
As the sole high school in Marsing Joint District, Marsing High School stands out for both strengths and concerns. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 4.3%—far below the district rate of 9.5% and the state rate of 13.8%—suggesting students show up and stay engaged. English Language Arts is also a clear academic strength, with 66.1% proficiency on the 2025–2026 End of Course exam, above the state's 61.3%, and 57.4% proficiency on the 2024–2025 All Grades exam versus 53.9% statewide. The graduation rate of 82.5% matches the state average exactly.
The most concerning finding is science proficiency. On the 2024–2025 All Grades ISAT, only 24.1% of students were proficient compared to 42.6% statewide, a gap of more than 18 percentage points, and the End of Course science results also trail the state. Math performance is mixed, with the school slightly below the state on the End of Course exam (30.4% vs. 33.1%) but above on the All Grades test (44.4% vs. 43.1%). The school's state ranking also dropped sharply from 5 stars and the 91st percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and roughly the 40th percentile in the following two years. Families should understand that this volatility may reflect changes in test cohorts or ranking methodology, but science and math remain clear areas for improvement.
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