Summary
Sagle Elementary School serves 264 students in grades PK-6 in the small lakeside community of Sagle, Idaho, and is part of the Lake Pend Oreille School District — a district rated among the top quarter in the state. Sagle itself, however, ranks in the lower half of Idaho elementary schools, coming in at the 47th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating for 2025-2026, placing it 5th out of 7 elementary schools in its own district. That puts Sagle behind Washington Elementary (93rd percentile), Northside Elementary (91st), Southside Elementary (82nd), and Kootenai Elementary (54th), while outperforming Farmin Stidwell Elementary (40th) and Hope Elementary (29th).
The school's clearest academic weakness is math: only 39.5% of Sagle students were proficient in math in 2025-2026, well below the state average of 43.1% and the district's 54.1% — the lowest math proficiency of any elementary school in the district. English Language Arts is closer to average at 54.4%, essentially matching the state rate, though it trails the district's 64.0%. Early-grade reading is a relative bright spot, with 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade ELA scores all above state averages. However, 5th grade stands out as a trouble spot across subjects, with math proficiency at just 34.1%, ELA at 47.7%, and science at 38.6% — all below state averages. Science performance has also been erratic, dropping from 44.5% to 35.0% in a single year.
Notably, poverty does not fully explain Sagle's results. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 37.9% is similar to Northside Elementary (36.8%) and Washington Elementary (35.6%), yet those schools achieve far higher proficiency. Sagle also spends less per student ($8,495) than most of its peers, and its rate of economically disadvantaged students has been rising. On a positive note, attendance appears to be a strength, with chronic absenteeism below district and state levels. For parents, the most actionable concerns are math instruction across all grades and the pronounced dip in 5th-grade performance, but the early-grade literacy results and strong attendance suggest a solid foundation to build on.
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