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I B Perrine Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
335th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Idaho elementary schools
Summary

I B Perrine Elementary School is a public elementary school in Twin Falls, Idaho, serving 426 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Twin Falls District, which is ranked 58 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

I B Perrine Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Twin Falls District and the state of Idaho in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.6% of students were proficient or better in ISAT/Math, compared to 37.6% for the Twin Falls District and 43.1% for the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.0% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.59% to 51.64% over the past few years, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Pillar Falls Elementary, Rock Creek Elementary, and Sawtooth Elementary, I B Perrine Elementary School consistently underperforms in academic achievement, with significantly lower proficiency rates in ISAT/Math, ISAT/Science, and ISAT/English Language Arts. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The declining performance of I B Perrine Elementary School over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 73 out of 357 Idaho elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 335 out of 337 in 2024-2025, suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

359
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,790
Per pupil spending ?
66.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 452 Caswell Avenue West
       Twin Falls, ID  83301-3700

(208) 733-4288

District: Twin Falls District


Students who attend I B Perrine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Robert Stuart Middle School
High:    Canyon Ridge High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
20.6%
African American:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Idaho average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 79 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg42%
Idaho avg47%
335th of 337
Idaho public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 54 pts since 2015
From top 46% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Idaho Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 8Elementary Schools in the Twin Falls District
58th of 96Twin Falls 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
20254.0335 of 3370.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.7289 of 3014.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0227 of 2529.9%★☆☆☆☆
202213.6165 of 18812.2%★☆☆☆☆
20198.5168 of 1711.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.6221 of 25413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201730.8215 of 29226.4%★☆☆☆☆
201648.4129 of 24046.3%★★☆☆☆
201555.0103 of 22654.4%★★★☆☆
201372.673 of 35779.6%★★★★☆
201267.5102 of 35471.2%★★★★☆
201160.8148 of 35958.8%★★★☆☆
201056.3170 of 35652.2%★★★☆☆
200961.1129 of 34963.0%★★★☆☆
200866.096 of 33571.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202424.446 of 5820.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202410.9124 of 1358.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.631 of 3716.2%★☆☆☆☆
201818.925 of 3119.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)21st percentile+17 vs school
White (2024)8th percentile+4 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
Science28%-15 vs state
English Language Arts21%-33 vs state
Math21%-22 vs state

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I B Perrine Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Idaho elementary schools.

Students who attend I B Perrine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert Stuart Middle School
High : Canyon Ridge High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended I B Perrine Elementary School.

Students at I B Perrine Elementary School are 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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