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East Valley Middle School

Q: Is East Valley Middle School a good school?

East Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Idaho middle schools.

Q: How many students attend East Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended East Valley Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Valley Middle School?

Students at East Valley Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of East Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

Public Grades 6-8

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 177 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

East Valley Middle School serves 754 students in grades 6–8 in Nampa, ID, as part of the Nampa School District, which ranks in the bottom 16th percentile of Idaho districts. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 55.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch — the highest rate among nearby middle schools. Academically, East Valley trails both state and district averages in math, English language arts, and science. In 2025–26, only 28.7% of students scored proficient in math and 42.2% in ELA, compared to state averages of 43.1% and 54.0%. Its 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 23.7% is especially concerning, well below the state's 42.9%.

Chronic absenteeism has been a persistent challenge, though it improved from 35.7% in 2024–25 to 25.3% in 2025–26 — still nearly double the state rate of 13.8%. A bright spot is that 2025–26 represents the school's strongest test scores in several years, with math and ELA proficiency both rising notably. However, East Valley ranks in the bottom 11th percentile of Idaho middle schools, and its rank history shows a long-term plateau. Perhaps the most striking comparison is with South Middle School, just 2.68 miles away in the same district. South serves a similar population (50% free/reduced lunch vs. 55%) but posts significantly better results: 35.4% math proficiency vs. 28.7%, and 43.5% science proficiency vs. 23.7%. This suggests school-level practices matter greatly.

Math proficiency declines sharply as students progress through East Valley, from 34.4% in 6th grade to 22.0% in 8th grade — the opposite pattern of South Middle School, where math proficiency climbs by 8th grade. Notably, resources don't appear to be the primary obstacle: East Valley spends $7,274 per student, more than high-performing schools like Victory Middle School and Sawtooth Middle School, and it has a lower student-teacher ratio (18.7) than both. The path forward likely depends on improving attendance, instructional consistency, and targeted support for student groups currently served least effectively. The 2025–26 gains are encouraging, but the school still has a long way to go to match outcomes achieved by comparable schools nearby.

754

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,274

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4085 East Greenhurst Road
Nampa, ID 83686-8657

(208) 468-4760

District: Nampa School District

Students who attend East Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

White:

43.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 14% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Idaho avg47%

157^th of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Nampa School District

89^th of 104Nampa School 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	16.4	157 of 177	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	93 of 107	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	52 of 53	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	76 of 100	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	109 of 131	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	64 of 98	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	113 of 173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.7	130 of 171	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	141 of 169	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.0	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	4.3	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	27 of 28	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	47 of 60	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	30.3	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	71 of 81	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)12th percentile~ school

White (2024)12th percentile~ school

Female (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2018)<1st percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

Male (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-12 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

Science24%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

This school is awful!!! Good luck getting help for your child that has learning disabilities! Most of the teachers could care less about your child learning anything or taking into consideration that your child has learning disabilities that make it harder for them to keep up. Also my childs gyn clothes,have been stolen from that school, not to mention his locker broken into several times, but dont bother going to the office about it becuase they dont care either and expect you to replace it. Also this school has a very bad "bullying" problem and that is to include the "adults" that work there as well!!! I have never seen such ridiculousness in my life.... 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 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	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
East Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 East Greenhurst Road	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4760	754	40	18.7	55.2%	330 (43.8%)	8 (1.1%)	362 (48.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.6%)	16.4	157^th of 177 public middle schools	11.3%		7.4	161^st of 166 public middle schools	3.0%	4	34.4	29.6	22.0	28.7	23.7		44.3	41.7	40.5	42.2	$7,274	$1,082	$6,192
South Middle School	Public	6-8	229 West Greenhurst Road	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4740	836	45	18.5	50.0%	503 (60.2%)	6 (0.7%)	277 (33.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	33 (3.9%)	32.8	122^nd of 177 public middle schools	31.1%		27.4	129^th of 166 public middle schools	22.3%	7	28.6	35.2	42.6	35.4	43.5		41.8	50.0	52.4	48.0	$7,113	$1,016	$6,097
Lone Star Middle School	Public	6-8	11055 Lone Star Road	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4745	927	48	19.2	53.5%	493 (53.2%)	10 (1.1%)	366 (39.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	49 (5.3%)	8.5	168^th of 177 public middle schools	5.1%		12.6	153^rd of 166 public middle schools	7.8%	15	26.1	21.1	24.4	23.9	22.4		31.6	29.9	38.6	33.3	$6,929	$1,058	$5,871
Kuna Middle School	Public	6-8	1360 West Boise Street	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 922-1002	672	38	17.4	43.8%	515 (76.6%)	11 (1.6%)	122 (18.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	42.6	93^rd of 177 public middle schools	47.5%		35.8	110^th of 166 public middle schools	33.7%	17	42.3	45.0	52.1	46.3	45.6		38.9	47.8	53.0	46.2	$6,934	$851	$6,082
Victory Middle School	Public	6-8	920 West Kodiak Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4443	1,075	44	24.2	18.8%	830 (77.2%)	15 (1.4%)	118 (11.0%)	50 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	54 (5.0%)	90.5	15^th of 177 public middle schools	91.5%		91.3	10^th of 166 public middle schools	94.0%	5	66.6	67.4	61.2	65.0	61.6		80.9	78.8	77.3	79.0	$6,561	$609	$5,952
Synergy Middle School	Public	6-8	441 East Porter Street	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	95	5	19.7	33.7%	83 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	44.4	91^st of 177 public middle schools	48.6%					(n/a)	39.1	60.7	41.9	47.6	< 55%	< 55%	26.1	57.1	56.7	48.1
Fremont H Teed Middle School	Public	6-8	441 East Porter Road	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 922-1005	472	25	18.8	28.0%	381 (80.7%)	9 (1.9%)	53 (11.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.8%)	37.5	104^th of 177 public middle schools	41.2%		42.7	93^rd of 166 public middle schools	44.0%	11	42.2	40.5	42.0	41.6	< 39%	< 39%	38.8	49.7	57.1	48.4	$7,001	$496	$6,505
Sage Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	18070 Santa Ana Avenue	Caldwell	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 453-4550	886	44	19.9	39.4%	523 (59.0%)	16 (1.8%)	297 (33.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	35 (4.0%)	31.6	125^th of 177 public middle schools	29.4%		41.6	96^th of 166 public middle schools	42.2%	29	30.0	34.3	35.4	33.1	36.3		49.7	52.3	53.2	51.7	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 West 8th Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4225	960	54	17.7	49.3%	637 (66.4%)	25 (2.6%)	220 (22.9%)	19 (2.0%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	43 (4.5%)	39.6	100^th of 177 public middle schools	43.5%		52.3	66^th of 166 public middle schools	60.2%	34	35.4	33.3	46.6	38.4	44.0		53.2	55.1	48.3	52.2	$6,956	$801	$6,155
Sawtooth Middle School	Public	6-8	3730 North Linder Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4200	829	38	21.6	22.0%	694 (83.7%)	6 (0.7%)	85 (10.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	83.6	23^rd of 177 public middle schools	87.0%		85.5	17^th of 166 public middle schools	89.8%	6	58.2	67.9	61.5	62.4	59.0		64.7	75.5	69.5	69.7	$6,444	$609	$5,835

Frequently Asked Questions about East Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of East Valley Middle School?

Students at East Valley Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is East Valley Middle School a good school?

East Valley Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Idaho middle schools.

How many students attend East Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended East Valley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of East Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

What district is East Valley Middle School in?

Nampa School District

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