Middle Schools in Mountain Home District

Summary:

The Mountain Home District in Idaho is home to 3 middle schools serving grades 6-8: Hacker Middle School, Mountain Home Junior High School, and Tiger Learn Program. These schools vary in their academic performance, with Mountain Home Junior High School standing out as the top performer in the district.

Mountain Home Junior High School boasts the highest overall test scores, with 51.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40.1% proficient or better in Science. The school's English Language Arts scores also exceed the state average, indicating strong performance in this subject area. Additionally, Mountain Home Junior High School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.2, which may contribute to its academic success.

In contrast, Hacker Middle School has lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, with only 33.4% of students proficient or better in Math and 38.8% in Science. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 19.8, which may impact the level of individual attention and support available to students. The Tiger Learn Program, with its extremely small enrollment of 7 students, presents a unique case, but the lack of information on its academic performance makes it difficult to assess the overall effectiveness of the program.

District Detail

470 North 3rd East
Mountain Home, ID 83647-1390

(208) 587-2580

SchoolDigger Rank:
63^rd of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,647

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
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 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Home Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 East 6th South Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2590	500	27	18.2	56.2%	314 (62.8%)	8 (1.6%)	137 (27.4%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)	34	113^th of 166 public middle schools	31.9%		36.8	95^th of 164 public middle schools	42.1%	18			37.4	33.2	35.5		40.1	40.1			52.2	50.7	51.5	$8,022	$916	$7,106
Hacker Middle School	Public	5-6	550 East Jackson Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2500	530	29	18.2	57.2%	329 (62.1%)	9 (1.7%)	139 (26.2%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.0%)								(n/a)	31.1	35.9			33.4	38.8		38.8	51.2	45.3			48.4	$6,164	$996	$5,167

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prairie Elementary District	17.38 mi	1
Camas County District	29.68 mi	2
Basin School District	32.51 mi	2	40^th
Garden Valley District	37.38 mi	2
Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	38.77 mi	4	69^th

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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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