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Schools in Zip Code 83316

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Schools

1,286

Students

Top rankedBuhl Middle School148^th of 174 Idaho middle schools

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Smallest classes

Buhl High School 16 students per teacher

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Summary:

Schools in zip code 83316 (Buhl, Idaho) serve 1,198 students across four public schools — Popplewell Elementary School (PK–5), Buhl Middle School (6–8), Buhl High School (9–12), and Wakapa Academy (9–12) — all part of the Buhl Joint District, which currently ranks #91 out of 101 Idaho districts (10th percentile, 1 star). The district's low ranking reflects broad academic challenges, but the schools within it vary meaningfully in performance, demographics, and resources.

Buhl Middle School is the district's strongest English Language Arts performer, with 43.8% proficiency in 2025–26 and 8th-grade ELA at 53.7% — nearly matching the state average (54.5%). However, its math proficiency fell sharply from 38.9% to 29.4% in one year. Popplewell Elementary School is the largest school (542 students) and serves the highest-need population, with 59.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch; it also receives the lowest per-student spending ($8,001) in the district. Buhl High School's graduation rate (82.5%) matches the state average and its chronic absenteeism was historically low (8.8%), but its ranking data is from 2016–17, making current standing unclear. Wakapa Academy — with just 11 students — has no reported test scores or poverty data, and its chronic absenteeism was 31.3% in 2023–24, suggesting it serves a small, high-risk population.

Math proficiency is a systemic weakness across every tested grade in the zip code, with all grades at both Popplewell Elementary School and Buhl Middle School falling below state averages. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated: Popplewell (21.2%) and Buhl Middle (18.2%) both exceed the state rate of 13.8%. District rankings are declining, as both schools dropped from 2-star to 1-star status in the latest year. The most actionable takeaways for parents: Buhl Middle offers relative strength in reading, math needs attention district-wide, and the elementary school's combination of high poverty, low funding, and high absenteeism makes it the area's most vulnerable school.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Popplewell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 North 6th Avenue	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County	Buhl Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 543-8225	542	31	17.4	59.4%	341 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (35.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18	302^nd of 346 public elementary schools	12.7%		16.8	295^th of 337 public elementary schools	12.5%	7	41.4	43.5	25.5				36.4	25.5		29.3	42.4	37.3				36.0	$8,001	$1,587	$6,414
Buhl High School	Public	9-12	1 Indian Territory	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County	Buhl Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 543-8262	347	22	16.0	40.9%	202 (58.2%)	1 (0.3%)	136 (39.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)																	$10,439	$1,266	$9,173
Buhl Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Sawtooth Boulevard	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County	Buhl Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 543-8292	298	16	18.1	54.7%	199 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23	148^th of 174 public middle schools	14.9%		36.9	106^th of 166 public middle schools	36.1%	42				26.2	29.0	32.6	29.4		40.6				35.7	40.9	53.7	43.8	$8,358	$1,255	$7,103
Wakapa Academy	Public	9-12	525 Sawtooth Avenue	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County	Buhl Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 329-7000	11				2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$10,276	$826	$9,450
Clover Trinity Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-4	3552 N 1825 E	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 326-5198	34	4	6.1		20 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Clear Lakes Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-11	440 Clear Lakes Rd	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 543-8481	25	3	8.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Deep Creek Mennonite School	Private, Mennonite	1-8	4104 N 1100 E	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 731-5039	29	7	4.0		25 (86.2%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 83316

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buhl	0.16 mi	4	98^th
Filer	7.83 mi	4	53^rd
Castleford	8.11 mi	1
Wendell	12.39 mi	3	103^rd
Twin Falls	12.98 mi	24	67^th

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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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