Summary:
Wendell District is home to a single middle school, Wendell Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 350 students in the Wendell, Idaho area. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 72.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 18.2. Because this is the district's only middle school, its test scores effectively determine the district's middle-level ranking, placing Wendell District at 97th out of 101 Idaho districts, in the 4th percentile.
Wendell Middle School trails Idaho state averages in every tested subject. Math proficiency stands at 20.3% versus 43.1% statewide, ELA at 32.4% versus 54.0%, and Science at just 13.3% versus 42.7%. Science is the school's weakest area, with fewer than 1 in 7 students proficient. Grade-level patterns show a notable surge in Math from 9.5% proficiency in 5th grade to 30.9% in 7th grade, before a slight dip to 25.6% in 8th grade. ELA performance is inconsistent, peaking at 37.9% in 7th grade before dropping 9.7 points to 28.2% in 8th grade.
The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Idaho middle schools, with a 2025-2026 rank of 166 out of 174 and zero stars in each of the past three school years. The most dramatic year-over-year change is in Science, which fell from 28.5% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 13.3% in 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, above both the district average of 11.7% and the state average of 13.8%. Per-student spending of $7,016 dates back to 2018-2019 and may not reflect current funding. With no other middle school in the district, there is no internal comparison school, so Wendell District's low ranking mirrors the performance of Wendell Middle School, making it the clear focal point for improvement.
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