Summary:
Zip code 83252 in southeastern Idaho is home to two elementary schools—Malad Elementary School and Stone Elementary School—both part of the Oneida County District, serving grades PK–5 and PK–3 respectively. Malad Elementary is the larger school with 386 students, while Stone Elementary is a very small rural school with just 21 students.
Malad Elementary is the clear academic leader in the area, ranking 71st out of 346 Idaho elementary schools (79th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–2026, up sharply from the 52nd percentile in 2024–2025 and the 64th percentile in 2023–2024. Its all-grade math proficiency of 55.7% is nearly double the district average of 29.4% and well above the state's 43.1%, while 5th-grade ELA proficiency of 70.6% far exceeds both district (45.3%) and state (55.2%) figures. Stone Elementary, by contrast, has no reported test scores or state ranking due to its very small size, but stands out for intensive resource allocation: a 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio versus Malad's 19.3:1, and higher per-student spending ($9,322 vs. $6,990). Stone also serves a higher-poverty population, with a 61.9% free/reduced lunch rate compared to Malad's 47.4%.
Several important takeaways emerge for parents. Malad's science performance was inconsistent—41.0% in 2024–2025 (below state average) but 58.2% for 5th grade in 2025–2026 (well above state)—though the lack of comparable grade-level data makes it hard to interpret. The biggest red flag is Malad's chronic absenteeism rate of 78.0% for 2024–2025, which would be exceptionally high even compared to the state rate of 13.8% and district rate of 1.2% (listed for 2025–2026). If accurate, this suggests a serious attendance problem despite strong academics. Overall, parents in 83252 face a clear trade-off: Malad Elementary offers proven academic strength and improving rankings, while Stone Elementary offers small classes and individualized attention but lacks enough reported data to measure its academic effectiveness.
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