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Wallace Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
74th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 112 Idaho High Schools
Better than 34% of Idaho high schools
Summary

Wallace Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in Wallace, Idaho, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 196 students. The school is part of the Wallace District, which is ranked 23 out of 96 districts in Idaho and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The school has shown a mixed performance, with strengths in English Language Arts (ELA) where 62% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.9%. However, its math and science proficiency rates are lower than the state average. The school has performed well for female students, ranking 13th out of 66 Idaho high schools, and for low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 2nd out of 13 Idaho high schools. Nonetheless, the school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 81.0% to 82.3% over the past few years, and it has experienced a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Kellogg High School, which is part of the Kellogg Joint District, has generally lower academic performance than Wallace Junior/Senior High School. Kellogg High School also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 15, compared to Wallace Junior/Senior High School's 9.8 student-teacher ratio. Additionally, Wallace Junior/Senior High School serves a population with a higher proportion of students from low-income families, which may contribute to some of the observed challenges.

195
Students ?
10.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,763
Per pupil spending ?
44.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 Number 1 Miners' Alley
       Wallace, ID  83873-2223

(208) 753-5315

District: Wallace District


Feeder schools for Wallace Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Silver Hills Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.9%
Hispanic:
3.1%
Two or more races:
1.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2009 → 34th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2009
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school49%
District avg55%
Idaho avg47%
Middle school
48th of 166
Idaho public middle schools ?
Top 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2017
From top 39% (2017) to top 29% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Idaho Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
74th of 112
Idaho public high schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 29 pts since 2021
From bottom 5% (2021) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Idaho High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
23rd of 96Wallace 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202563.248 of 16671.1%★★★★☆
201822.879 of 10021.0%★☆☆☆☆
201756.651 of 13161.1%★★★☆☆
201347.197 of 17343.9%★★☆☆☆
201259.567 of 17160.8%★★★☆☆
201157.668 of 16959.8%★★★☆☆
201035.2125 of 16624.7%★☆☆☆☆
200942.7103 of 16035.6%★★☆☆☆
200838.4114 of 15827.8%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202537.474 of 11233.9%★★☆☆☆
202468.344 of 15972.3%★★★★☆
202368.131 of 10670.8%★★★★☆
202251.539 of 11064.5%★★★☆☆
202115.584 of 884.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201347.6104 of 16035.0%★★☆☆☆
201253.677 of 16252.5%★★★☆☆
201143.2116 of 16529.7%★★☆☆☆
201049.9103 of 16939.1%★★☆☆☆
200946.360 of 12853.1%★★★☆☆
200854.078 of 15148.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202481.013 of 6680.3%★★★★☆
202374.812 of 4070.0%★★★★☆
202256.817 of 4864.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202377.72 of 1384.6%★★★★★
202260.15 of 1154.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202445.246 of 6630.3%★★☆☆☆
202356.621 of 4047.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.129 of 4839.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)85th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2024)80th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2024)30th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts62%+8 vs state
Math42%~ state avg
Science41%~ state avg

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Students at Wallace Junior/Senior High School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Wallace Junior/Senior High School.

Wallace Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Silver Hills Elementary School

Wallace Junior/Senior High School ranks 74th of 112 Idaho high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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