Summary:
Zip code 83318 is home to a single middle school option: Burley Junior High School, which serves grades 7 and 8 with an enrollment of 560 students as part of the Cassia County Joint District. Because it is the only middle school in this area, there are no direct local comparisons to make; the most meaningful benchmarks are the district and state averages.
Burley Junior High School has earned a 1-star rating from the state for three consecutive years, and its statewide percentile rank has slipped from the 21st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026. Test scores tell a similar story: in 2025-2026, only 35.0% of students were proficient in math, 42.9% in English language arts, and 29.8% in 8th grade science, all below district and state averages. The school's 8th grade cohort shows the biggest struggles, particularly in ELA where proficiency falls from 47.2% in 7th grade to 39.4% in 8th grade, a 15.1-point gap versus the state. Chronic absenteeism stands at 16.0%, higher than the district's 12.5% and the state's 13.8%. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 18.6.
Year-over-year trends show proficiency declining in every subject, with math down 1.1 points, ELA down 1.8 points, and science down 2.3 points. This consistent multi-year decline, combined with a rising chronic absenteeism rate and weak 8th grade performance, points to systemic challenges rather than a one-year blip. The high-poverty context provides important background, but the academic and attendance trends warrant attention. For families in zip 83318, Burley Junior High School is the only middle school option, making its performance and need for intervention all the more significant for the community.
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