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A J Winters Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
54th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools
Better than 84% of Idaho elementary schools
Summary

A J Winters Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montpelier, Idaho, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Bear Lake County District and has consistently outperformed the district and the state of Idaho in academic performance over the past several years.

A J Winters Elementary School stands out for its strong academic results, with proficiency rates in ISAT Math, Science, and English Language Arts for all grades reaching 66%, 65.9%, and 67.8%, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. This is significantly higher than the district's 47.5%, 53%, and 60.9%, and the state's 43.1%, 42.6%, and 53.9%. The school's 5th-grade students, in particular, have excelled, with proficiency rates exceeding 65% across all three subjects. However, the school has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, which may be an area for improvement.

Interestingly, the nearby Georgetown Elementary School and Paris Elementary School, both part of the Bear Lake County District, have similar performance characteristics to A J Winters Elementary School. However, A J Winters appears to outperform these nearby schools in several key metrics, such as higher proficiency rates in Math, Science, and English Language Arts. Additionally, the Bear Lake On-Line Learning, a virtual school within the district, significantly underperforms A J Winters Elementary School and the district as a whole in academic proficiency.

305
Students ?
18.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,079
Per pupil spending ?
57%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 535 Clay Street
       Montpelier, ID  83254-1234

(208) 847-0477

District: Bear Lake County District


Students who attend A J Winters Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bear Lake Middle School
High:    Bear Lake High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.8%
Hispanic:
6.2%
American Indian:
0.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Idaho average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 16% of Idaho elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school67%
District avg54%
Idaho avg47%
54th of 337
Idaho public elementary schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 60 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to top 16% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bear Lake County District
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
202581.354 of 33784.0%★★★★☆
202483.449 of 30183.7%★★★★☆
202361.690 of 25264.3%★★★☆☆
202274.447 of 18875.0%★★★★☆
201924.3134 of 17121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.2165 of 25435.0%★★☆☆☆
201745.0164 of 29243.8%★★☆☆☆
201632.9166 of 24030.8%★★☆☆☆
201526.1172 of 22623.9%★☆☆☆☆
201356.8172 of 35751.8%★★★☆☆
201261.3142 of 35459.9%★★★☆☆
201154.0192 of 35946.5%★★☆☆☆
201044.0230 of 35635.4%★★☆☆☆
200960.5133 of 34961.9%★★★☆☆
200851.8180 of 33546.3%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts68%+14 vs state
Math66%+23 vs state
Science66%+23 vs state

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A J Winters Elementary School ranks 54th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at A J Winters Elementary School are 93% White, 6% Hispanic.

Students who attend A J Winters Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bear Lake Middle School
High : Bear Lake High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended A J Winters Elementary School.


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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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