Schools in Zip Code 83352

Zip code 83352 in Shoshone, Idaho, is served by four schools in the Shoshone Joint District — Shoshone Elementary School (PK–5), Shoshone Middle School (6–8), Shoshone High School (9–12), and High Desert (6–12) — enrolling roughly 515 students total, with about 60.6% qualifying for free/reduced lunch, making this a high-poverty, academically struggling district.

Among the four schools, Shoshone Elementary School has the most complete testing data but shows alarming downward trends: its state percentile rank fell from the 37th to the 11th percentile in two years, and all-grade math proficiency dropped from 45% to 32.7% in a single year. Fifth-grade science proficiency is just 15.8% versus a 44% state average. Shoshone Middle School has consistently ranked in the 4th–14th percentile, with only 33.3% of sixth graders proficient in ELA compared to 51.5% statewide. Shoshone High School is the district's historically strongest school — its last ranking (2016–2017) placed it at the 58th percentile — with a graduation rate of 82.5% and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, though science proficiency sits well below the state. High Desert is a clear outlier: only 23 students, no ranking or test data, a 45.5% chronic absenteeism rate, and the highest per-student spending ($13,003).

Chronic absenteeism varies widely across the district. Shoshone Elementary School posts the best rate at 9.1%, below the state's 13.8%, while High Desert is more than three times the state average. Spending per student ranges from $8,223 at the elementary school to $13,003 at High Desert, though High Desert's high student-teacher ratio of 29.1 suggests its costs go to services rather than classroom teachers. Every reported proficiency rate in the district falls below state averages, with the largest gaps in science and upper-elementary math. For parents, the picture is sobering: poverty is pervasive, rankings are declining or low, and the district has no clear academic bright spot — though elementary attendance is a relative strength.