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Theresa Bunker Elementary School

Q: Is Theresa Bunker Elementary School a good school?

Theresa Bunker Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Idaho elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Theresa Bunker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Theresa Bunker Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Theresa Bunker Elementary School?

Students at Theresa Bunker Elementary School are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Public Grades K-6

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Theresa Bunker Elementary School is a small school serving 297 students in grades PK-6 in Idaho Falls, ID, as part of the Idaho Falls District. The school currently ranks in the 22nd percentile of Idaho elementary schools (270th of 346), which places it below both district and state averages. Academic performance has slipped somewhat since a relative peak in 2022-2023, but the school still shows a few notable pockets of success that stand out among nearby schools.

The most pressing academic concern is math, particularly in 3rd grade, where only 14% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 42.4% across the Idaho Falls District and 50.9% statewide. Overall math proficiency (29.3%) is the lowest among ten nearby schools — including just 0.34 miles away at Edgemont Gardens Elementary School, where 47.2% of students are proficient. However, 4th grade is a genuine bright spot: 4th grade ELA proficiency reached 61.5%, the highest of any nearby school with reported data, topping Longfellow Elementary School (52.6%) and Alturas International Academy (55.7%). Fourth grade math (46.2%) also exceeded the district average of 39.5%.

Chronic absenteeism is one of the school's biggest challenges, with 22.6% of students chronically absent, compared to 18.9% for the district and 13.8% statewide. Nearby higher-performing schools like Longfellow (14.5%) and Edgemont Gardens (14.3%) have far lower rates. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 73.1% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Even so, Theresa Bunker outperforms nearby Dora Erickson Elementary School, which has an even higher poverty rate (82.1%), in both overall ELA and 4th grade math. That suggests targeted efforts around attendance and early math intervention could build on strengths the school already has.

297

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,241

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1385 East 16th Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83404-5476

(208) 525-7606

District: Idaho Falls District

Students who attend Theresa Bunker Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 36th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 14% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg43%

Idaho avg47%

274^th of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

61^st of 104Idaho 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
2026	26.4	274 of 350	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	277 of 337	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	161 of 252	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	150 of 171	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	198 of 254	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	218 of 292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	172 of 240	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	301 of 357	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	340 of 354	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	354 of 359	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	338 of 356	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	323 of 349	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	297 of 335	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-11 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

Science26%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 13, 2009

The school has many problems ranging from the lack of appropriate building security to the lack of teacher training and support. Students are clustered in classes for their core courses thereby allowing those excelling to move-up grade levels, but also allowing other children to move down grade levels. This could have advantages, but it appears it is easier to move kids down than to bring them up. This school failed to teach my child to read and my child was taught to do so at home.

As a parent, I was shocked to find out the misinformation that was being taught in history/social studies and science. My elder child's first year covered content that was at or below the instruction she had received the prior year in a different state. These are also the same teachers that complained to the class that they did not get paid enough (sadly true) and were working 2nd jobs.

This school has struggled long enough--get new leadership or close it already! 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	274^th of 350 public elementary schools	21.7%		21.4	277^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.8%	3	14.0	46.2	23.8	38.9	29.3	26.2	< 27%	61.5	42.9	≥ 47%	43.4	$7,241	$1,057	$6,184
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	193^rd of 350 public elementary schools	44.9%		43	193^rd of 337 public elementary schools	42.7%		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
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%)	21.1	294^th of 350 public elementary schools	16.0%		22.7	272^nd of 337 public elementary schools	19.3%	22	48.9	30.6	13.2	41.3	31.4	23.5	46.8	< 32%	36.8	< 40%	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%)	22.9	286^th of 350 public elementary schools	18.3%		9.9	318^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.6%	32	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
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	56.9	144^th of 350 public elementary schools	58.9%		45.4	187^th of 337 public elementary schools	44.5%	43	64.9	50.5	46.9	46.8	52.1	50.6	51.9	52.6	53.1	61.0	54.5	$5,960	$861	$5,099
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%)	36.5	228^th of 350 public elementary schools	34.9%		15.6	302^nd of 337 public elementary schools	10.4%	74	42.5	19.6	39.4	59.0	39.2	32.4	45.0	< 33%	< 43%	56.4	41.1	$7,785	$1,179	$6,607
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	248^th of 350 public elementary schools	29.1%		50.1	160^th of 337 public elementary schools	52.5%	88	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
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%)	68.7	94^th of 350 public elementary schools	73.1%		54.7	139^th of 337 public elementary schools	58.8%	45	57.0	48.5	45.5		50.4	58.0	69.9	55.7	78.4		67.6	$6,935	$380	$6,555
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%)	39.2	214^th of 350 public elementary schools	38.9%		42.4	197^th of 337 public elementary schools	41.5%	17	< 46%	< 38%	38.3	45.2	39.8	40.0	43.2	48.0	51.7	53.2	49.5	$6,712	$953	$5,760
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	270^th of 350 public elementary schools	22.9%		36.1	222^nd of 337 public elementary schools	34.1%	48	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Theresa Bunker Elementary School

How many students attend Theresa Bunker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Theresa Bunker Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Theresa Bunker Elementary School?

Students at Theresa Bunker Elementary School are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Theresa Bunker Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Theresa Bunker Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Theresa Bunker Elementary School a good school?

Theresa Bunker Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Idaho elementary schools.

What district is Theresa Bunker Elementary School in?

Idaho Falls District

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