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Mountain Home Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
113th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 166 Idaho Middle Schools
Better than 32% of Idaho middle schools
Summary

Mountain Home Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Mountain Home, Idaho, with 514 students. The school is part of the Mountain Home District, which is ranked 63 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Mountain Home District, Mountain Home Junior High School has consistently underperformed the state average on ISAT assessments in Math, Science, and English Language Arts. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects range from 35.5% to 51.5%, compared to the state averages of 43.1% to 53.9%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 30.6%, which is significantly higher than the typical 10-15% seen in many schools.

Interestingly, Hacker Middle School, another school in the Mountain Home District, has similar academic performance and student demographics to Mountain Home Junior High School. Both schools underperform the state average on ISAT assessments and have high proportions of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the challenges faced by Mountain Home Junior High School may be systemic within the district.

500
Students ?
18.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,022
Per pupil spending ?
56.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1600 East 6th South Street
       Mountain Home, ID  83647-3267

(208) 587-2590

District: Mountain Home District


Students who attend Mountain Home Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Mountain Home Senior High School

Feeder schools for Mountain Home Junior High School:

Elementary:    East Elementary School
    North Elementary School
    Stephensen Elementary School
    West Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
62.8%
Hispanic:
27.4%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2025
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 15% Idaho)
!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2016) to 32nd (2025)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg41%
Idaho avg47%
113th of 166
Idaho public middle schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
63rd of 96Mountain Home 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202534.0113 of 16631.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.895 of 16442.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.468 of 10736.4%★★☆☆☆
201741.272 of 13145.0%★★☆☆☆
201640.853 of 9845.9%★★☆☆☆
201532.962 of 10038.0%★★☆☆☆
201338.9116 of 17332.9%★★☆☆☆
201247.297 of 17143.3%★★☆☆☆
201137.7126 of 16925.4%★☆☆☆☆
201035.4123 of 16625.9%★☆☆☆☆
200937.7111 of 16030.6%★★☆☆☆
200842.4106 of 15832.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202423.858 of 7219.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.046 of 519.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202446.126 of 5653.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202430.624 of 3735.1%★★☆☆☆
202333.218 of 2733.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202425.855 of 7223.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.836 of 5129.4%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202445.61 of 10.0%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202439.446 of 8143.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)54th percentile+11 vs school
White (2024)43rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)35th percentile-7 vs school
Male (2024)24th percentile-18 vs school
Female (2024)19th percentile-23 vs school
Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Science40%~ state avg
Math36%-8 vs state

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Students who attend Mountain Home Junior High School usually go on to attend Mountain Home Senior High School

Students at Mountain Home Junior High School are 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Mountain Home Junior High School ranks 113th of 166 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Mountain Home Junior High School.


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