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Wood River Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
130th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 166 Idaho Middle Schools
Better than 22% of Idaho middle schools
Summary

Wood River Middle School is a public middle school in Hailey, Idaho, serving 513 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Blaine County School District, which is ranked 47 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Wood River Middle School's performance has been mixed compared to state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math (34.4%) and Science (38.5%) were lower than the averages, while their English Language Arts proficiency (45.6%) was also below the state average. However, the school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. For example, in 2021-2022, the school's 7th grade ELA proficiency (66%) was significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The school has a diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic student population (around 30-40% in recent years). Additionally, Wood River Middle School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15% to 26% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student ($15,327 in 2018-2019) and relatively low student-teacher ratio, the academic performance has not been consistently strong, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the school's resource allocation and utilization.

467
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,327
Per pupil spending ?
44.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 900 2nd Avenue North
       Hailey, ID  83333-5095

(208) 578-5030

District: Blaine County District


Students who attend Wood River Middle School usually attend:

High:    Wood River High School

Feeder schools for Wood River Middle School:

Elementary:    Alturas Elementary School
    Bellevue Elementary School
    Ernest Hemingway Steam School
    Hailey Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.0%
White:
41.5%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg42%
Idaho avg47%
130th of 166
Idaho public middle schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 55 pts since 2015
From top 23% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
47th of 96Blaine County District among Idaho districts
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
202527.2130 of 16621.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.5117 of 16428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202341.260 of 10743.9%★★☆☆☆
202254.322 of 5358.5%★★★☆☆
202135.229 of 4231.0%★★☆☆☆
201953.415 of 4365.1%★★★★☆
201768.829 of 13177.9%★★★★☆
201672.721 of 9878.6%★★★★☆
201574.723 of 10077.0%★★★★☆
201369.243 of 17375.1%★★★★☆
201273.030 of 17182.5%★★★★☆
201172.125 of 16985.2%★★★★☆
201074.621 of 16687.3%★★★★☆
200973.924 of 16085.0%★★★★☆
200868.636 of 15877.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202430.652 of 7227.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.437 of 5127.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202434.038 of 5632.1%★★☆☆☆
202259.75 of 1770.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202420.260 of 7216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202340.828 of 5145.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202466.818 of 8177.8%★★★★☆
202281.55 of 2982.8%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2024)78th percentile+49 vs school
Hispanic (2024)32nd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2024)28th percentile~ school
Male (2024)17th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%-8 vs state
Science38%-4 vs state
Math34%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Open Quote The teachers here are as disengaged and uninterested in our children as you would find in an inner city school. Having grown up in this formerly close knit community, I am deeply disappointed and worried for our children who are NOT getting the education that we as parents expect from a school so rich in funding and resources. Close Quote




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Students at Wood River Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% Two or more races.

Wood River Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Idaho middle schools.

Students who attend Wood River Middle School usually go on to attend Wood River High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Wood River Middle School.


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