Schools in Zip Code 83330

Zip code 83330 in Gooding, Idaho, includes six schools serving roughly 1,497 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The area is anchored by the Gooding Joint District, which ranks in the 47th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating, and also includes the North Valley Academy Inc. charter district and the statewide Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind. The traditional pathway runs through Gooding Elementary School, Gooding Middle School, and Gooding High School, while North Valley Academy and Gooding Alternative Learning Center offer alternative settings.

Gooding High School is the strongest overall performer, ranking in the 52nd percentile and posting end-of-course proficiency above state averages in both English Language Arts (67% vs. 61.3%) and math (36% vs. 33.1%). Gooding Middle School is the most improved, jumping from the 25th to the 44th percentile, with ELA proficiency slightly above the state average; math remains a concern at 37.1%. Gooding Elementary School is a hidden math bright spot, exceeding both district and state math averages despite a 62.8% free/reduced lunch rate, though its ELA proficiency trails the state by 13 points. North Valley Academy posts several grade-level scores above state benchmarks, including 8th grade math, science, and ELA, and has the area's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.7%.

The biggest red flag is Gooding Alternative Learning Center, where 51.2% of students are chronically absent, nearly four times the state rate. Poverty does not consistently predict outcomes; both Gooding Elementary and North Valley Academy have poverty rates near 63% yet produce several above-average results. Spending varies by level, from $6,128 per student at the elementary school to $10,197 at the high school, and the elementary school delivers the strongest math results on the lowest budget. The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind is a unique specialized program with a 5.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio that cannot be compared using standard metrics. Overall, this area offers mid-pack but improving schools with clear bright spots and one serious attendance challenge.