Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 83318

Zip code 83318 in Burley, Idaho is served by four elementary schools — White Pine Elementary, John V Evans Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, and Dworshak Elementary School — all part of the Cassia County Joint District. These schools serve kindergarten through 6th grade (with White Pine and Mountain View also offering pre-K) and enroll between 402 and 553 students each.

Dworshak Elementary School is the clear standout: it is the only school in the zip code to exceed state averages in both math (45.4% proficient vs. 43.1% statewide) and ELA (58.7% vs. 54.0%), it ranks at the 50th percentile with 3 stars, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 8.5%. It achieves this despite serving the highest free/reduced lunch population (65.4%) and having the largest student-teacher ratio (22.2). At the other end, Mountain View Elementary is the most struggling school: it ranks in the 3rd percentile with 0 stars, posts the lowest test scores (25.6% math, 28.9% ELA), and has the highest chronic absenteeism at 19.6%. White Pine Elementary has declined from the 22nd to the 9th percentile over three years, with especially weak 5th-grade results (13.1% math, 14.3% science). John V Evans Elementary sits in the middle, ranking in the 19th percentile, though it has the highest 3rd-grade math score in the zip (51.2%).

The most striking pattern is attendance: the schools rank identically from lowest to highest absenteeism and highest to lowest test scores. Dworshak has 8.5% absenteeism and the best scores; Mountain View has 19.6% and the worst. Poverty does not explain these differences, since Dworshak has the highest poverty rate yet performs best, and White Pine has the lowest poverty rate yet performs poorly. Smaller class sizes also don't drive success — White Pine has the lowest student-teacher ratio (19.0) but far lower scores than Dworshak's 22.2 ratio. Fifth grade is a consistent weak point across all four schools, with every school falling below the state average in 5th-grade math. Overall, parents in this area should look closely at attendance patterns and ask schools about their 5th-grade support, while noting that Dworshak proves high achievement is possible even in a district ranked in the 37th percentile statewide.