Summary:
Zip code 83341 is home to two elementary schools—Stricker Elementary School and Kimberly Elementary School—both serving grades K–5 within the Kimberly District, which ranks in the 43rd percentile statewide. These are mid-pack schools with similar enrollment (roughly 415–434 students) and a shared district identity, but they have notable differences in performance, demographics, and resources that are worth understanding.
Kimberly Elementary School is the stronger overall school despite serving a more challenging student population. It outranks Stricker Elementary School (174th vs. 201st statewide) and posts better math proficiency (54.8% vs. 47.3%), higher 5th grade science scores (41.5% vs. 38.1%), and a slightly better ELA performance (47.9% vs. 47.3%). This is notable because Kimberly also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (40.96% vs. 30.65%) and higher chronic absenteeism (16.9% vs. 15.1%), yet it achieves more, possibly aided by a lower student-teacher ratio (16.2 vs. 17.7) and higher per-student spending ($7,119 vs. $6,272). Meanwhile, Stricker Elementary School shines brightest in 5th grade ELA with 64.6% proficiency—9.4 points above the state average—and also has the lower chronic absenteeism rate of the two schools.
Both schools share important challenges. They outpace their district in math but lag behind the district and state in English Language Arts, and both fall below the state average in 5th grade science. Chronic absenteeism at both schools exceeds the state average of 13.8%. Additionally, both have seen statewide ranking declines since 2023–2024. Stricker experienced particularly sharp year-over-year drops in math and ELA in 2025–2026, while Kimberly actually improved in math but fell in ELA. For families, Kimberly Elementary School offers the strongest all-around academics, while Stricker Elementary School offers a standout 5th grade literacy program—but both schools should focus on literacy, science, and attendance to reverse their downward trends.
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