South Fremont Junior High

South Fremont Junior High is a public middle school in Saint Anthony, Idaho, serving 375 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fremont County Joint District, which is ranked 43 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location, South Fremont Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Idaho middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. In comparison, the nearby Sugar-Salem Junior High School has a higher ranking and rating, while the Madison Middle School and Madison Junior High School in the Madison District have lower rankings and ratings. South Fremont Junior High's academic performance, as measured by ISAT test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 17.1% in recent years, which is similar to the rates at the nearby Madison schools. Additionally, South Fremont Junior High has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.04% to 55.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the rates at the nearby Madison and Sugar-Salem schools. While the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are higher than some of its neighbors, these factors do not appear to be driving the school's academic struggles, suggesting that more targeted interventions may be needed to address the underlying causes of its performance challenges.