Summary:
Zip code 83274 is home to 7 public schools in the Shelley Joint District serving grades PK–12 in the Shelley, Idaho area, organized into narrow grade-band centers that make it easy to follow learning from kindergarten through high school: Dean Goodsell Elementary (PK–K), Sunrise Elementary (1–2), Riverview Elementary (3–4), Hazel Stuart Middle (5–6), Donald J Hobbs Middle (7–8), Shelley Senior High School (9–12), and the alternative Shelley Work Based Academy (9–12).
The clear academic leader is Riverview Elementary, ranked in the 85th percentile statewide with 68.4% math and 63.0% ELA proficiency, both far above state averages, despite 42% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. By contrast, Hazel Stuart Middle shows a sharp transition drop in grades 5–6, with math falling to 35.2% and ELA to 44.1%. Donald J Hobbs Middle beats the state in ELA (56.6%) but trails badly in math (35.7%) and science (33.0%). Shelley Senior High School hovers near state averages with an 82.5% graduation rate, while Shelley Work Based Academy serves 48 students but reports no test or attendance data.
Attendance is a notable bright spot in older grades: Donald J Hobbs Middle (3.0%) and Shelley Senior High School (3.9%) have chronic absenteeism far below the 13.8% state average, while Dean Goodsell Elementary (14.4%) and Hazel Stuart Middle (12.6%) exceed it. Math is the district-wide weakness outside Riverview, with proficiency between 25–35% in middle and high school grades. Riverview Elementary demonstrates that high achievement is possible regardless of poverty levels, making it a valuable model for the rest of the Shelley Joint District.
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