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Falls Valley Elementary School

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Falls Valley Elementary School ranks 244 th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Falls Valley Elementary School serves 443 students in grades PK–6 in Idaho Falls, ID, and is part of the Bonneville Joint District, ranked 52nd out of 101 Idaho districts. The school serves a moderately high-poverty population—57.3% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25—and its academic performance has been volatile. After ranking in the 2nd percentile of Idaho elementary schools in 2018–19, Falls Valley climbed to the 53rd percentile in 2024–25, then dropped to the 29th percentile in 2025–26.

The 2025–26 snapshot is mixed. Falls Valley scored below district and state averages in all-grade math (36.7% vs. 41.4% district and 43.1% state) and ELA (47.2% vs. 54.9% district and 54.0% state). Science remains a persistent weakness—5th-grade proficiency was 35.7% vs. 42.9% for the district and 44.0% for the state—though it has improved for four straight years. Math scores have swung dramatically: the school led nearby campuses with 52.7% proficiency in 2024–25, then fell to 36.7% in 2025–26, below all five same-district neighbors including Bridgewater (42.7%), Hillview (39.8%), and Summit Hills (39.3%). Sixth grade is a bright spot, exceeding state averages in math (53.3% vs. 42.5%) and ELA (60.0% vs. 51.5%), while 5th-grade math trails at 26.3% vs. the state's 42.2%.

Chronic absenteeism is the most actionable concern: it jumped to 21.2% in 2025–26, about 1.5 times the state rate of 13.8%, after falling to 14.7% the prior year. Only Hillview (21.7%) and Dora Erickson (23.4%) have similar or worse rates nearby. Falls Valley spends more per student ($9,076) than any nearby school—about $2,950 more than Cloverdale—and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (16.6), yet that investment hasn't produced consistently top-tier results. Still, the school has made genuine progress with underserved students: its low-SES subgroup ranked in the 62nd percentile among Idaho schools in 2023–24. Stabilizing attendance and extending strong 6th-grade outcomes to earlier grades are the clearest paths forward.

443

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,076

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2455 Virlow Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83401-3320

(208) 525-4455

District: Bonneville Joint District

Students who attend Falls Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Mountain Middle School
High:	Bonneville High School
	Bonneville Online School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (21% vs 14% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Idaho avg47%

244^th of 346

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Bonneville Joint District

52^nd of 101Bonneville Joint 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	244 of 346	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	160 of 337	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	175 of 301	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	169 of 252	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	145 of 188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	167 of 171	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	234 of 254	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	260 of 292	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	199 of 240	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	190 of 226	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	67.8	98 of 357	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.9	137 of 354	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	154 of 359	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.8	201 of 356	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	160 of 349	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.8	114 of 121	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	49 of 69	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	5.4	120 of 121	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	73 of 135	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	7.6	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2024)51st percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)29th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-7 vs state

Math37%-6 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2018

Lived in this school district for years.. my kids ,grandkids and great grandkids have all attended Falls Valley elementary. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, October 15, 2012

I have two children who have been at this school since Kindergarten and I've continually been impressed with their teachers and the performance of the principal. I'd do whatever it takes to keep our children at this school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)					ISAT Science (2026)	ISAT English Language Arts (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Falls Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 Virlow Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4455	443	27	16.6	57.3%	310 (70.0%)	5 (1.1%)	114 (25.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	32	244^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.5%		50.1	160^th of 337 public elementary schools	52.5%	84	36.4	34.4	26.3	53.3	36.7	35.7	40.0	39.3	52.6	60.0	47.2	$9,076	$1,417	$7,659
Tiebreaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 First Street	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4480	379	22	17.2	62.3%	248 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (29.6%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	27	266^th of 346 public elementary schools	23.1%		36.1	222^nd of 337 public elementary schools	34.1%	44	33.9	48.2	26.9	42.6	37.9	40.7	29.5	41.1	50.9	43.6	40.9	$6,966	$1,250	$5,716
Bridgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1499 Indian Hollow Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 552-5577	480	28	17.1	51.3%	280 (58.3%)	1 (0.2%)	184 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	31.9	245^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.2%		15.8	300^th of 337 public elementary schools	11.0%	55	47.1	39.4	37.7	46.3	42.7	29.9	41.4	45.5	47.4	48.8	45.9	$6,201	$751	$5,451
Linden Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 9th Street	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7642	404	20	20.2	69.8%	272 (67.3%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)	21.2	290^th of 346 public elementary schools	16.2%		22.7	272^nd of 337 public elementary schools	19.3%	18	48.9	30.6	13.2	41.3	31.4	23.5	46.8		36.8		36.0	$7,272	$1,109	$6,163
Dora Erickson Elementary School	Public	K-6	940 Garfield	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7612	436	23	18.9	82.1%	244 (56.0%)	6 (1.4%)	164 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	23	282^nd of 346 public elementary schools	18.5%		9.9	318^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.6%	36	22.7	26.0	24.6	52.0	30.2	26.1	22.7	42.0	44.9	58.0	40.9	$8,165	$1,707	$6,459
Theresa Bunker Elementary School	Public	K-6	1385 East 16th Street	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7606	297	16	18.5	73.1%	193 (65.0%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	26.4	270^th of 346 public elementary schools	22.0%		21.4	277^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.8%	7	14.0	46.2	23.8	38.9	29.3	26.2		61.5	42.9		43.4	$7,241	$1,057	$6,184
Cloverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3999 Greenwillow Lane	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4450	542	29	18.5	49.8%	395 (72.9%)	4 (0.7%)	131 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	40.1	206^th of 346 public elementary schools	40.5%		33	232^nd of 337 public elementary schools	31.2%	26	43.5	36.0	28.9	44.4	37.8	42.2	44.7	50.6	59.0	62.5	53.6	$6,124	$891	$5,234
Hillview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3075 Teton Street	Ammon	83406	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4460	417	23	18.1	62.8%	306 (73.4%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (21.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	39.3	211^th of 346 public elementary schools	39.0%		42.4	197^th of 337 public elementary schools	41.5%	14			38.3	45.2	39.8	40.0	43.2	48.0	51.7	53.2	49.5	$6,712	$953	$5,760
Summit Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	2853 North Lucina Avenue	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4433	471	27	17.4	43.7%	335 (71.1%)	3 (0.6%)	126 (26.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29.7	257^th of 346 public elementary schools	25.7%		46.3	178^th of 337 public elementary schools	47.2%	79	35.8	43.2	30.2	46.5	39.3	35.5	32.8	45.9	49.2	52.1	45.1	$7,954	$1,691	$6,264
Edgemont Gardens Elementary School	Public	K-6	1240 Azalea Drive	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7618	560	25	22.4	44.3%	432 (77.1%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	24 (4.3%)	44.8	190^th of 346 public elementary schools	45.1%		43	193^rd of 337 public elementary schools	42.7%	3	48.1	37.8	47.5	53.9	47.2	43.6	51.3	36.5	57.4	55.1	50.9	$6,368	$914	$5,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Falls Valley Elementary School

What district is Falls Valley Elementary School in?

Bonneville Joint District

What is the racial makeup of Falls Valley Elementary School?

Students at Falls Valley Elementary School are 70% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Falls Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Falls Valley Elementary School.

Is Falls Valley Elementary School a good school?

Falls Valley Elementary School ranks 244^th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Falls Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Falls Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Mountain Middle School
High : Bonneville High School
High : Bonneville Online School

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