Raft River Junior/Senior High School

Raft River Junior/Senior High School is a public school located in Malta, Idaho, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 164 students. The school is part of the Cassia County Joint District, which is ranked 43 out of 77 districts in the state and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Raft River Junior/Senior High School has seen improvements in its four-year graduation rates, reaching 92.9% in 2022-2023, the school faces several challenges. It has a significantly higher percentage of white students (87.8%) compared to the state average, and its test scores in math and science are consistently lower than the state and district averages, despite its English Language Arts scores being higher. Additionally, the school has experienced a rise in chronic absenteeism, from 12.8% in 2020-2021 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby Declo Senior High School, which had a 5.5% chronic absenteeism rate in 2022-2023.

Comparing Raft River Junior/Senior High School to Declo Senior High School, which is in the same district, highlights the need for Raft River to address its performance issues. Declo Senior High School has a higher graduation rate, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores in math and science compared to Raft River. The school's declining statewide ranking, from 17th out of 151 Idaho high schools in 2007-2008 to 97th out of 159 in 2023-2024, suggests that the school must implement strategies to improve student outcomes and close the gap with its neighboring school and the state averages.