Kellogg High School

Kellogg High School is a small public high school serving 289 students in grades 9–12 in the historic silver-mining community of Kellogg, Idaho, within the Kellogg Joint District. The school's statewide ranking has been volatile in recent years, bouncing from the 46th percentile in 2022–2023 to a 0-star rating in 2024–2025, before recovering to the 29th percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026. Graduation rates have hovered near the state average, most recently landing at 82.5% in 2024–2025.

Compared to nearby Wallace Junior/Senior High School, Kellogg trails notably in several academic areas. In the most recent End of Course tests, Kellogg's science proficiency was just 26.7% versus 50.0% at Wallace Junior/Senior High School, and English Language Arts proficiency was 51.7% compared to Wallace's 61.1%. Math was nearly identical at around 33%. The Kellogg Joint District ranks in the 28th percentile statewide, while the Wallace District ranks in the 71st percentile. Kellogg also has a higher student–teacher ratio (13.9) than Wallace (10.0), though per-student spending is nearly identical at roughly $12,900. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch has risen sharply from 24% in 2022–2023 to 46.7% in 2024–2025, slightly above Wallace's 44.1%.

Science stands out as Kellogg's most urgent area for improvement, with proficiency rates consistently far below the state average—including a single-year rate of just 8% in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism improved dramatically, falling from 40% in 2021–2022 to 11.4% in 2023–2024, though recent district-level figures appear suspiciously low. Test score volatility, including a 64% ELA proficiency rate in 2022–2023 that collapsed to 36% the following year, makes it difficult to confidently assess the school's true trajectory. For parents, the picture is mixed: Kellogg offers a small-school environment and recent gains in attendance, but lags behind nearby Wallace Junior/Senior High School in reading and science despite similar funding levels.