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Paul Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Paul Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Paul, Idaho, with an enrollment of 484 students. The school is part of the Minidoka County Joint District, which is ranked 88 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paul Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.0% to 33.0%, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Acequia Elementary (15.0%) and Rupert Elementary (15.0%). The school's test scores on the ISAT exams are also generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in Math (35.5%), Science (37.2%), and English Language Arts (44.0%) all lower than the state averages.

While Paul Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.8 to 19.0 in recent years, it has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 29.34% to 52.99% in recent years. This is higher than the rates of some nearby schools like Albion Elementary (17.38%) and Declo Elementary (56.43%). The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting a concerning trend of underperformance compared to other schools in the Cassia County Joint District and the state.

457

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,657

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 North 1st Street West
Paul, ID 83347-0780

(208) 438-2211

District: Minidoka County Joint District

Students who attend Paul Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Minico Middle School
High:	Minico Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

47.3%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Minidoka County Joint District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg32%

Idaho avg47%

270^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Minidoka County Joint District

88^th of 96Minidoka 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	270 of 337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	249 of 301	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	141 of 188	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	120 of 166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	102 of 254	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.2	138 of 292	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	127 of 240	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	130 of 226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	237 of 357	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	201 of 354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	262 of 359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.0	248 of 356	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	248 of 335	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	7.7	66 of 69	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.7	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2024)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

Science37%-5 vs state

Math36%-8 vs state

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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
Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North 1st Street West	Paul	83347	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 438-2211	457	23	19.6	54.3%	236 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (47.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.9	270^th of 337 public elementary schools	19.9%		16.3	249^th of 301 public elementary schools	17.3%	21	40.3	33.3	33.3		35.5	37.2	37.2	38.8	38.0	53.8		44.0	$6,657	$1,194	$5,463
Heyburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 7th Street	Heyburn	83336	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 679-2400	508	25	20.1	66.9%	251 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	249 (49.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16.7	297^th of 337 public elementary schools	11.9%		11.2	274^th of 301 public elementary schools	9.0%	23	41.5				30.2		25.3	43.4	26.8	28.9		33.1	$6,843	$1,356	$5,486
Dworshak Elementary School	Public	K-6	102 East 19th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 878-6615	402	18	22.2	65.4%	186 (46.3%)	3 (0.7%)	198 (49.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	48.8	169^th of 337 public elementary schools	49.9%		68.3	93^rd of 301 public elementary schools	69.1%	76	50.0	29.8	50.8	42.0	44.0	49.2	49.2	52.5	55.3	66.1	46.9	55.6	$7,973	$1,085	$6,889
White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Hiland Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 878-6632	553	29	19.0	58.0%	310 (56.1%)	4 (0.7%)	230 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	12.5	309^th of 337 public elementary schools	8.3%		21.9	235^th of 301 public elementary schools	21.9%	74	42.2	22.4	24.7	43.3	32.0	22.2	22.2	34.4	26.3	25.9	38.3	30.6	$7,843	$1,133	$6,710
Rupert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 18th Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 436-9707	620	28	21.9	69.7%	282 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (53.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	21	279^th of 337 public elementary schools	17.2%		18.1	245^th of 301 public elementary schools	18.6%	34		39.4			30.7	38.1	38.1	33.3	34.4	46.0		38.4	$7,467	$1,464	$6,002
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 West 27th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 878-6608	471	23	20.3	62.8%	222 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	6.3	328^th of 337 public elementary schools	2.7%		8.3	284^th of 301 public elementary schools	5.6%	44	35.2	21.9	24.6	27.0	26.9	19.7	19.7	24.5	21.9	24.6	30.2	25.3	$7,862	$1,124	$6,738
John V Evans Elementary	Public	K-6	3000 Parke Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 878-6600	543	26	21.2	58.7%	245 (45.1%)	2 (0.4%)	281 (51.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	24.9	267^th of 337 public elementary schools	20.8%		29.8	209^th of 301 public elementary schools	30.6%	58	49.3	39.2	28.8	41.7	39.5	30.0	30.0	46.6	28.4	38.8	48.6	40.5	$7,187	$670	$6,517
Declo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 654-2391	453	20	23.2	45.7%	368 (81.2%)	3 (0.7%)	80 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58.3	127^th of 337 public elementary schools	62.3%		57	122^nd of 301 public elementary schools	59.5%	5	41.8	56.0	60.0		53.0	54.7	54.7	46.3	52.0	69.3		56.2	$7,859	$1,149	$6,711
Acequia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 N 350 E	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 436-6985	253	12	21.0	51.8%	171 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	312^th of 337 public elementary schools	7.4%		12.5	266^th of 301 public elementary schools	11.6%	46								22.2	26.3	46.3		31.5	$8,204	$1,504	$6,700
Albion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Market Street	Albion	83311	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 673-6653	31	2	15.5	38.7%	29 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$7,986	$1,250	$6,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul Elementary School

Is Paul Elementary School a good school?

Paul Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Idaho elementary schools.

What district is Paul Elementary School in?

Minidoka County Joint District

How many students attend Paul Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Paul Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Paul Elementary School?

Students at Paul Elementary School are 52% White, 47% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Paul Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paul Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Minico Middle School
High : Minico Senior High School

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