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Sacajawea Elementary School

Public Grades K-4
Summary

Sacajawea Elementary School is a public elementary school in Caldwell, Idaho, serving 405 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Caldwell District, which is ranked 75 out of 77 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sacajawea Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 17.3% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math and 20.4% proficient or better in ISAT/English Language Arts, compared to the Caldwell District averages of 19.9% and 32.3%, respectively, and the Idaho state averages of 42.2% and 53.3%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 25.1% compared to the district average of 27.7% and the state average of 18.6%. Additionally, Sacajawea Elementary has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 91.36%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Caldwell District and the nearby Middleton District, Sacajawea Elementary consistently performs at the lower end of the spectrum. For example, Wilson Elementary, also in the Caldwell District, had 31.3% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math, significantly higher than Sacajawea's 17.3%. Similarly, Middleton Mill Creek Elementary, in the Middleton District, had 64.3% of students proficient or better in ISAT/Math, far exceeding Sacajawea's performance.

362
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,562
Per pupil spending ?
73.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1710 North Illinois
       Caldwell, ID  83605-2110

(208) 455-3333

District: Caldwell District


Students who attend Sacajawea Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Syringa Middle School
High:    Caldwell Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.3%
White:
21.8%
American Indian:
1.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2011 → 1st in 2024
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (17% vs 47% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Idaho)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2011
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school17%
District avg25%
Idaho avg47%
Not ranked this year
Sacajawea Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
91st of 96Caldwell 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
20243.6299 of 3010.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.2252 of 2520.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.3188 of 1880.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.0219 of 25413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201710.3279 of 2924.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20163.5237 of 2401.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.5224 of 2260.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.2328 of 3578.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201217.1332 of 3546.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201132.9286 of 35920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201025.3311 of 35612.6%★☆☆☆☆
200926.8297 of 34914.9%★☆☆☆☆
200818.2307 of 3358.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202410.958 of 580.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Idaho (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts20%-33 vs state
Math17%-25 vs state
Science10%-31 vs state

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Students who attend Sacajawea Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Syringa Middle School
High : Caldwell Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Sacajawea Elementary School.

Students at Sacajawea Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.


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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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