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Linden Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Linden Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Idaho Falls, Idaho, serving 424 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.

Linden Park Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly lower academic performance on ISAT tests compared to district and state averages, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance varies greatly among different student subgroups, with female students and male students performing very differently on ISAT tests. When compared to nearby schools, such as Tiebreaker Elementary School and Hillview Elementary School in the higher-ranked Bonneville Joint District, Linden Park Elementary School consistently underperforms on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism.

To address these challenges, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions to improve student attendance, developing a comprehensive academic improvement plan, exploring opportunities for collaboration with higher-performing schools or districts, and allocating additional resources and support to address the unique needs of Linden Park Elementary School's high-poverty student population. By addressing these key areas, the school can work towards improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education for all its students.

404

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,272

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 9th Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83404-5102

(208) 525-7642

District: Idaho Falls District

Students who attend Linden Park Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg44%

Idaho avg47%

272^nd of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	22.7	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	225 of 301	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	209 of 252	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	168 of 188	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	165 of 171	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	238 of 254	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	258 of 292	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	196 of 240	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	197 of 226	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	337 of 357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	343 of 354	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	343 of 359	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	315 of 356	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	16.9	109 of 121	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	8.8	118 of 121	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	103 of 135	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile~ school

Female (2018)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2018)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science33%-9 vs state

Math33%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Linden Park 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	36.1	222^nd of 337 public elementary schools	34.1%		34.4	199^th of 301 public elementary schools	33.9%	23	53.4	37.5	38.0	36.2	41.9	32.0	32.0	49.1	50.0	57.1	46.8	50.7	$6,966	$1,250	$5,716

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Linden Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Linden Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Linden Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Linden Park Elementary School.

What district is Linden Park Elementary School in?

Idaho Falls District

Is Linden Park Elementary School a good school?

Linden Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Idaho elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Linden Park Elementary School?

Students at Linden Park Elementary School are 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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