Summary:
Zip code 83355 is served by exactly one high school: Wendell High School, a public school in the Wendell District that enrolls 325 students in grades 9–12. Since this is a single-school zip code, the most meaningful way to evaluate the area is to compare Wendell's results to district and statewide benchmarks.
Attendance is a clear bright spot. Wendell High School's chronic absenteeism rate is just 5.9%, far better than the district's 11.7% and the state's 13.8%. The school also outperforms its district in English Language Arts, with 42.7% proficiency versus the district's 35%, though the state average is 53.9%. The biggest concerns are math and science: only 10.8% of students are proficient in math and 11.1% in science, both roughly 30 percentage points below state averages. The graduation rate is 82.5%, identical to the district and state, while 61.23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need.
Wendell's statewide ranking has swung dramatically in recent years. The school earned a 4-star rating in 2023–2024, placing 42nd out of 159, but fell to 0 stars and 110th out of 112 in 2024–2025, then recovered slightly to 116th out of 122 in 2025–2026. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 and spending of $9,310 per student, resources are moderate, but the academic decline is steep. Strong attendance and relative literacy strength provide a foundation, yet targeted STEM intervention will be essential for Wendell to climb out of the bottom tier of Idaho high schools.
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