Summary:
Parma District contains a single middle school, Parma Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 321 students in the rural community of Parma, Idaho. Because there is only one middle school in the district, all comparisons are made against state averages and the district's overall performance.
Parma Middle School shows a mixed academic profile. Math is its clearest strength, with overall proficiency of 43.7% essentially matching the state average of 43.1%, and 7th and 8th grade math exceeding state averages by 5.0 and 3.4 points respectively. English Language Arts is a persistent concern, as the school trails the state at every grade level, with the largest gap in 5th grade (43.9% vs. 55.2%, an 11.3-point deficit). Science also lags meaningfully, particularly in 8th grade, where only 34.9% of students are proficient compared to 42.9% statewide. All three subjects declined slightly from the prior year, and the school's state ranking slipped from the 58th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 47th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026.
Context matters for interpreting these results. The school serves a majority low-income population, with 58.26% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism stands at 13.9%, slightly above the district's 11.5% and nearly identical to the state rate of 13.8%, representing roughly 45 students missing significant school time. Notably, Parma District overall earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 70th percentile of Idaho districts, which is far higher than the middle school's 2-star rating. This gap suggests the district's strong performance is driven by its elementary and high schools, making Parma Middle School the clear priority for improvement efforts, especially in early-grade literacy and 8th grade science.
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