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A H Bush Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

A H Bush Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Idaho Falls, Idaho, serving 395 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Idaho Falls District, which is ranked 61 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While A H Bush Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.9% to 73.6% over the past few years, its academic performance is a concern. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ISAT Math and English Language Arts were 29.9% and 37.2%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 38.9% and 51.1%, and the state averages of 43.1% and 53.9%. Additionally, A H Bush Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 23.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing A H Bush Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, such as Edgemont Gardens Elementary School and Longfellow Elementary School, it becomes clear that A H Bush is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than A H Bush. Over the past several years, A H Bush Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 162 out of 188 Idaho elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 282 out of 337 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 0 and 2 stars, indicating a need for improvement.

315

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,055

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 West Anderson Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83402-2141

(208) 525-7602

District: Idaho Falls District

Students who attend A H Bush Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle Rock Middle School
High:	Skyline Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 15% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg44%

Idaho avg47%

282^nd of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Idaho Falls District

61^st of 96Idaho Falls 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
2025	19.6	282 of 337	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	279 of 301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	220 of 252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	162 of 188	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	243 of 254	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	268 of 292	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	223 of 240	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	204 of 226	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	339 of 357	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	345 of 354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.1	352 of 359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	346 of 356	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	317 of 349	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	105 of 135	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+15 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

Science24%-19 vs state

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Schools Near A H Bush Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)					ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science All Grades	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
A H Bush Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	380 West Anderson Street	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7602	315	19	16.5	81.0%	182 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	19.6	282^nd of 337 public elementary schools	16.3%		10.2	279^th of 301 public elementary schools	7.3%	3	16.3	57.4	21.4	20.0	29.9		23.8	23.8	47.8	36.6	40.0	37.2	$7,055	$1,129	$5,926
Temple View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1500 Scorpius Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7660	275	13	21.1	45.5%	205 (74.5%)	1 (0.4%)	50 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	59.2	121^st of 337 public elementary schools	64.1%		49.3	153^rd of 301 public elementary schools	49.2%	32	50.0	50.0	46.3	50.0	49.0	61.0	61.0	52.8	46.7	65.9	60.9	57.5	$6,973	$1,059	$5,914
Dora Erickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 Cleveland Street	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%)	9.9	318^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.6%		13.9	257^th of 301 public elementary schools	14.6%	61	30.4	29.5	19.6	21.4	25.4			38.3	36.1	28.1	33.3	33.8	$8,165	$1,707	$6,459
Alturas International Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	151 North Ridge Avenue	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Alturas International Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 522-5145	572	25	22.4	33.6%	414 (72.4%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (19.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	54.7	139^th of 337 public elementary schools	58.8%		62.3	106^th of 301 public elementary schools	64.8%	33	42.1	52.2	47.8		47.3	53.3	53.3	47.4	60.4	67.0		58.1	$6,935	$380	$6,555
Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Idaho - Elementary	Public	K-6	690 John Adams Parkway	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 525-7500	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 South Boulvevard	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7636	383	19	20.1	67.1%	258 (67.4%)	2 (0.5%)	104 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	15.6	302^nd of 337 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.4	271^st of 301 public elementary schools	10.0%	31	33.3	36.8	30.3	39.5	35.1	33.3	33.3	31.8	26.3	27.3	43.2	32.2	$7,785	$1,179	$6,607
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%)	22.7	272^nd of 337 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.3	225^th of 301 public elementary schools	25.2%	47	44.4	26.2	31.7	28.8	33.2	33.3	33.3	41.3	48.4	50.0	34.6	43.4	$7,272	$1,109	$6,163
Ethel Boyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1875 Brentwood Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7630	516	24	21.0	66.3%	282 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	203 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	5	329^th of 337 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.6	269^th of 301 public elementary schools	10.6%	60	27.0	23.3	19.2	19.0	22.0	28.8	28.8	21.9	23.6	28.4	28.6	25.7	$6,562	$1,154	$5,408
Theresa Bunker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	21.4	277^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.8%		23.9	228^th of 301 public elementary schools	24.3%	49	40.0	27.0	25.7	39.1	33.8	30.6	30.6	39.0	35.1	50.0	45.7	42.8	$7,241	$1,057	$6,184
Edgemont Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	43	193^rd of 337 public elementary schools	42.7%		45.3	166^th of 301 public elementary schools	44.9%	27	40.8	47.3	39.1	43.4	42.8	47.8	47.8	36.6	54.3	54.3	61.8	52.3	$6,368	$914	$5,455

Frequently Asked Questions about A H Bush Elementary School

What district is A H Bush Elementary School in?

Idaho Falls District

What schools do graduates of A H Bush Elementary School attend?

Students who attend A H Bush Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Rock Middle School
High : Skyline Senior High School

Is A H Bush Elementary School a good school?

A H Bush Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Idaho elementary schools.

How many students attend A H Bush Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended A H Bush Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of A H Bush Elementary School?

Students at A H Bush Elementary School are 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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