Post Falls District

The Post Falls District in Idaho serves 5,739 students across 11 schools — 7 elementary (PK/K–5), 2 middle (6–8), and 2 high (9–12) — and ranks 34th out of 101 Idaho districts (66th percentile, 3 stars). The district has a clear two-tier structure: Post Falls High School (89th percentile, 5 stars) and Greensferry Elementary School (87th percentile, 4 stars) lead the way, while most other elementary schools cluster between the 43rd and 65th percentiles and New Vision High School sits at the 2nd percentile.

Greensferry Elementary School is the model elementary: math proficiency of 68.2% and ELA of 67.2% far exceed state averages (43.1% math, 54.0% ELA), and its 8.1% chronic absenteeism is the district's lowest. Post Falls High School excels in ELA (77.4%) and science (63.4%), though its math score of 46.8% is only average. New Vision High School faces the steepest challenges — 18.4% science and 32.7% ELA proficiency, 19.5% absenteeism, a 25.0 student-teacher ratio, and the lowest per-student spending ($5,585). Ponderosa Elementary School has the highest economic need (59.2% free/reduced lunch) and second-highest absenteeism (16.4%), with notably weak 5th-grade science.

Every elementary school exceeds the state math average, making elementary math a district strength — but 5th-grade math is a consistent weak point. Seltice Elementary School shows a striking 33-point drop from 3rd grade (61.2%) to 5th grade (28.2%) despite spending the most per student ($8,850). The two middle schools share identical math scores (43.2%), though Post Falls Middle School leads River City Middle School in ELA (61.6% vs. 55.2%). Attendance tracks achievement: low-absenteeism schools like Greensferry and Mullan Trail Elementary School (9.2%) tend to perform better, while high-absenteeism New Vision and Ponderosa struggle. New Vision's reported graduation rate of 82.5% — identical to the state — is surprising given its low proficiency and deserves closer examination.