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Dora Erickson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Dora Erickson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Idaho Falls, Idaho, serving 414 students in grades PK-6. 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. Over the past several years, Dora Erickson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Dora Erickson Elementary School with a 0 or 1-star rating.

Dora Erickson Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Idaho Falls District and the state of Idaho in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.4% of Dora Erickson students were proficient or better in ISAT math, compared to 38.9% for the Idaho Falls District and 43.1% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 22.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Dora Erickson Elementary School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.35% to 76.57% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Dora Erickson Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Idaho Falls District, such as Longfellow Elementary and Edgemont Gardens Elementary, it consistently underperforms. These nearby schools have significantly higher academic proficiency rates in both math and English language arts, as well as lower chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch rates. Additionally, Dora Erickson Elementary School's performance has been declining over time, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 183 out of 188 in 2021-2022 to 318 out of 337 in 2024-2025.

436

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,165

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Cleveland Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83401-2761

(208) 525-7612

District: Idaho Falls District

Students who attend Dora Erickson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Taylorview Middle School
High:	Idaho Falls Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

37.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg45%

Idaho avg48%

318^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	9.9	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	257 of 301	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	183 of 188	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	164 of 171	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	269 of 292	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	219 of 226	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	350 of 357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	352 of 354	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.3	356 of 359	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	321 of 335	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	9.6	116 of 121	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	35 of 58	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	10.4	117 of 121	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	127 of 135	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+25 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2018)4th percentile~ school

Male (2018)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Dora Erickson 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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%)	50.1	160^th of 337 public elementary schools	52.5%		41.4	175^th of 301 public elementary schools	41.9%	15	65.5	36.5	51.2	56.0	52.7	31.0	31.0	53.4	45.3	53.5	56.9	52.2	$9,076	$1,417	$7,659
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
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
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 South Higbee Avenue	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 525-7648	577	24	24.0	39.9%	465 (80.6%)	4 (0.7%)	83 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	45.4	187^th of 337 public elementary schools	44.5%		51.6	143^rd of 301 public elementary schools	52.5%	44	38.9	55.1	42.0	44.3	44.8	49.4	49.4	41.1	59.0	48.1	61.5	52.0	$5,960	$861	$5,099

Frequently Asked Questions about Dora Erickson Elementary School

How many students attend Dora Erickson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Dora Erickson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dora Erickson Elementary School?

Students at Dora Erickson Elementary School are 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Dora Erickson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dora Erickson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Taylorview Middle School
High : Idaho Falls Senior High School

Is Dora Erickson Elementary School a good school?

Dora Erickson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Idaho elementary schools.

What district is Dora Erickson Elementary School in?

Idaho Falls District

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