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Farnsworth Middle School

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Farnsworth Middle School ranks 61 st of 166 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

Farnsworth Middle School is a public middle school located in Rigby, Idaho, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 587 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County Joint District, which is ranked 38 out of 96 districts in Idaho and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Farnsworth Middle School has consistently performed well on the ISAT (Idaho Standards Achievement Test) exams, with higher proficiency rates compared to the state and district averages in several subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Farnsworth had 61.1% of students proficient or better in ISAT/English Language Arts for all grades, compared to the state average of 53.9% and the Jefferson County Joint District average of 56.2%. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 19th out of 72 Idaho middle schools for female students and 10th out of 37 Idaho middle schools for low socioeconomic status students.

While Farnsworth Middle School is performing well overall, there are still areas where the school could potentially improve, such as reducing chronic absenteeism, which has decreased from 17.1% in 2022-2023 to 15.0% in 2023-2024, but is still slightly higher than the state average. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.8 in the 2023-2024 school year, lower than the nearby Rigby Middle School (17.2) and the state average, is a notable strength. Additionally, the school's growing population of students from lower-income households, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients increasing from 11.32% in 2021-2022 to 33.73% in 2023-2024, presents an opportunity to provide additional support and resources to ensure continued academic success for all students.

611

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 North 3700 East
Rigby, ID 83442-5455

(208) 745-8347

District: Jefferson County Joint District

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Hispanic:

12.6%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Idaho median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Idaho avg47%

61^st of 166

Idaho public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2022

From top 28% (2022) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 96Jefferson County Joint 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	55.9	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	41 of 164	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	21 of 107	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	15 of 53	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	17 of 51	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)69th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+7 vs state

Math44%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

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Schools Near Farnsworth Middle 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 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	305 North 3700 East	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-8347	611	37	16.4	36.3%	518 (84.8%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	55.9	61^st of 166 public middle schools	63.3%		68.6	41^st of 164 public middle schools	75.0%	20		33.8	49.5	50.5	44.3		43.4	43.4		51.2	66.3	66.5	61.1
Rigby Middle School	Public	6-8	290 N 3800 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7704	938	52	17.9	32.9%	793 (84.5%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	67.4	40^th of 166 public middle schools	75.9%		63.8	48^th of 164 public middle schools	70.7%	8		42.1	50.7	53.1	48.5		52.7	52.7		65.0	65.0	64.8	64.9	$6,249	$652	$5,597
Rocky Mountain Middle School	Public	7-8	3443 North Ammon Road	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4403	524	31	17.0	39.1%	411 (78.4%)	2 (0.4%)	98 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	32.6	120^th of 166 public middle schools	27.7%		32.7	107^th of 164 public middle schools	34.8%	13			28.9	37.7	33.2		38.2	38.2			53.9	50.6	52.3	$6,992	$876	$6,117
Elevate Academy East Idaho	Public, Charter	6-10	1873 North Walton Avenue	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Elevate Academy East Idaho LLC	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 504-0130	333	23	14.4	53.8%	248 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (21.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)								(n/a)					6.0						20.0		16.3
Black Canyon Middle School	Public	7-8	4949 East 1st Street	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 332-6800	810	41	19.9	35.2%	640 (79.0%)	2 (0.2%)	144 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (2.1%)	33.8	115^th of 166 public middle schools	30.7%		26.3	125^th of 164 public middle schools	23.8%	10			41.9	30.1	35.6		35.2	35.2			56.2	50.1	52.9
Madison Middle School	Public	4-6	575 West 7th South	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 359-3320	878	40	22.1	39.5%	765 (87.1%)	4 (0.5%)	90 (10.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)								(n/a)	27.4				31.5	40.2		40.2	36.7				37.2	$6,919	$1,639	$5,281
Eagle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2020 Pancheri Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7700	704	44	15.8	53.1%	465 (66.1%)	2 (0.3%)	204 (29.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	29.8	124^th of 166 public middle schools	25.3%		37.8	92^nd of 164 public middle schools	43.9%	32			36.9	32.1	34.5		34.2	34.2			48.8	52.3	50.5	$7,597	$855	$6,742
Sandcreek Middle School	Public	7-8	2955 Owen Street	Idaho Falls	83406	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 525-4416	592	31	19.3	33.6%	484 (81.8%)	9 (1.5%)	81 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	30.3	122^nd of 166 public middle schools	26.5%		30.8	115^th of 164 public middle schools	29.9%	7			38.4	26.1	32.1		33.4	33.4			55.8	49.8	52.7	$7,206	$818	$6,388
Madison Online Elementary	Public	4-6	379 South 2nd East	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 359-2337	2	0	4.4		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Madison Junior High School	Public	7-9	134 Madison Avenue	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 359-3310	1,261	55	22.8	34.5%	1,074 (85.2%)	5 (0.4%)	159 (12.6%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)					25.4			26.6					29.9	$6,502	$1,048	$5,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Farnsworth Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Farnsworth Middle School?

Students at Farnsworth Middle School are 85% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Farnsworth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Farnsworth Middle School.

Is Farnsworth Middle School a good school?

Farnsworth Middle School ranks 61^st of 166 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Farnsworth Middle School in?

Jefferson County Joint District

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