Potlatch District

Summary:

The Potlatch District in Idaho has two schools: Potlatch Elementary School and Potlatch Junior/Senior High School. Based on the available data, Potlatch Junior/Senior High School appears to be the stronger performing school in the district, with higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and proficiency in English Language Arts and Science.

Potlatch Junior/Senior High School has a 4-year graduation rate of 82.3%, which is significantly higher than the elementary school. Additionally, the high school is ranked 40 out of 112 Idaho high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, whereas the elementary school is ranked 233 out of 337 Idaho elementary schools and has a 2-star rating. The high school also outperforms the elementary school in ELA and Science proficiency, though the elementary school has higher math proficiency rates.

Both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates of 15.0%, which is higher than the state average. The high school has a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 24.88% compared to the elementary school's 36.14%, indicating a potentially more affluent student population. The high school also spends more per student ($12,087) than the elementary school ($11,057), which may contribute to its stronger performance.

District Detail

635 Pine Street
Potlatch, ID 83855-8757

(208) 875-0327

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 96 Idaho districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 448

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 8th 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 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th 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
Potlatch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	510 Elm Street	Potlatch	83855	Latah County	Potlatch District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 875-1331	239	17	14.3	42.7%	217 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	32.1	233^rd of 337 public elementary schools	30.9%					(n/a)	56.8	54.8	38.5	54.8		51.0	25.6			25.6	40.5	41.9	35.9	26.2				35.6	$11,057	$1,560	$9,497
Potlatch Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	130 6th Street	Potlatch	83855	Latah County	Potlatch District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 875-1231	209	14	14.5	33.5%	188 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	62.3	40^th of 112 public high schools	64.3%		36	104^th of 159 public high schools	34.6%	64					32.4	25.8		43.2	34.6	39.7					25.0	43.2	82.1	48.5	$12,087	$1,090	$10,996

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moscow District	13.17 mi	7	8^th
Troy School District	13.43 mi	2	3^rd
Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc.	14.91 mi	1	17^th
Coeur d' Alene Tribal School	15.68 mi	1
Whitepine Joint School District	18.03 mi	3

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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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