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Priest River Junior High School

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Priest River Junior High School is a public middle school in Priest River, Idaho, serving 184 students in grades 7-8. The school stands out for its strong performance in English Language Arts, higher spending per student, and smaller class sizes, but faces challenges with chronic absenteeism and lags behind in Math and Science proficiency.

Compared to nearby Sandpoint Middle School and Timberlake Middle School, Priest River Junior High has a significantly higher percentage of white students (95.65%) and a higher rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (41.85%). While the school outperforms the Lake Pend Oreille School District and the state in English Language Arts, it lags behind in Math and Science proficiency.

Interestingly, Priest River Junior High spends significantly more per student ($12,279) than the nearby schools, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into consistently better academic outcomes. The school has, however, shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quartile to the top half of Idaho middle schools. Additionally, the school's lower student-teacher ratio of 16.9 could be a contributing factor to its stronger performance in English Language Arts.

157
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
39.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1020 West Albeni Highway
       Priest River, ID  83856-6076

(208) 448-1118

District: West Bonner County District


Students who attend Priest River Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Priest River Lamanna High

Feeder schools for Priest River Junior High School:

Elementary:    Idaho Hill Elementary School
    Priest Lake Elementary School
    Priest River Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.6%
Hispanic:
3.2%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2009 → 70th in 2024
Strengths
Test scores above the Idaho average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 15% Idaho)
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school53%
District avg44%
Idaho avg47%
Not ranked this year
Priest River Junior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202463.649 of 16470.1%★★★★☆
202352.241 of 10761.7%★★★☆☆
201827.775 of 10025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201739.476 of 13142.0%★★☆☆☆
201520.283 of 10017.0%★☆☆☆☆
201348.892 of 17346.8%★★☆☆☆
201248.894 of 17145.0%★★☆☆☆
201145.0100 of 16940.8%★★☆☆☆
201051.889 of 16646.4%★★☆☆☆
200962.755 of 16065.6%★★★☆☆
200860.960 of 15862.0%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Idaho (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts63%+10 vs state
Math48%+6 vs state
Science42%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Open Quote I have found staff to be highly unprofessional. when having academic struggles and behavior struggles with son, tried to cooperate with staff to find solutions. My son transferred out of state with Sec. 504; school insisted they "do not have the resources", suspended my son for nearly 30 school days last year (2010-2011), and did NOTHING to help with problem. this parent had to take initiative to contact staff regarding issues. I have been told from numerous credible sources that this school has spread hateful and hurtful and most importantly, untrue rumors about me. I tried to cooperate with school, but they chose to make personal attacks on this parent instead. I took this problem all the way to the superintendent and school board with no positive results. My son has since been put on an IEP, but no academic support comes from the school. He's enrolled online for a few core classes, and a phone call from the counselor twice a week is all the support I get. In the end I, a single working parent of 4 children, lost my job due to too many phone calls and meetings regarding school issues. This has been my personal experience with this school. Others may have had different results. Close Quote





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In the 2023-24 school year, 157 students attended Priest River Junior High School.

Students at Priest River Junior High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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