Summary:
In zip code 83352, there is just one middle school: Shoshone Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 as part of the Shoshone Joint District and enrolls about 115 students. The school is small, with a favorable 12.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio that allows for more personalized attention. Because it is the only middle school in the area, the school's performance defines the region, and its results are compared against district and state averages.
Shoshone Middle School shows a mixed picture. In the 2025–2026 school year, math proficiency reached 36.3%, which is above the district average of 32.7% but below the state average of 43.1%. This marks a strong improvement from 28.6% the prior year. English Language Arts, however, remains a concern, with just 39.6% proficiency compared to 44.7% in the district and 54.0% statewide. Science proficiency is also low at 26.3%. The school's 58.3% free/reduced lunch rate shows that a majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households, yet chronic absenteeism at 13.6% is close to the state average of 13.8%.
Statewide, Shoshone Middle School ranks in the bottom quarter of Idaho middle schools. Its ranking has improved from 103rd out of 107 in 2022–2023 to 142nd out of 166 in 2024–2025, placing it in the 14th percentile with a 1-star rating. The school's math gains are encouraging, but ELA and science scores still trail state averages significantly. For parents, the school offers a small, supportive environment with recent positive momentum in math, but it still has meaningful work ahead to bring reading, writing, and science proficiency up to state levels.
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