Sandpoint Middle School

Sandpoint Middle School is a public middle school in Sandpoint, Idaho, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 514 students. The school is part of the Lake Pend Oreille School District, which is ranked 15th out of 77 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sandpoint Middle School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, indicating its strong academic performance.

Sandpoint Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in ISAT (Idaho Standards Achievement Test) scores across all subject areas, with 66.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 53.2% in Math, and 53.7% in Science, compared to the state averages of 53.3%, 42.2%, and 41.2%, respectively. The school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 87.55% of students identifying as White, which is higher than the state average and differs significantly from the nearby Priest River Junior High School, which has a student population that is 95.65% White. Sandpoint Middle School has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 18.0% in 2021-2022 to 15.4% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the 25.6% chronic absenteeism rate at Priest River Junior High School.

Despite having a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 32.3% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Sandpoint Middle School is able to achieve strong academic results. This suggests that the school is effectively supporting and catering to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The comparison to Priest River Junior High School, a nearby middle school, highlights that Sandpoint Middle School is able to outperform its neighbor in academic metrics despite having a more diverse student body.