Summary:
Zip code 83422 in Driggs, Idaho is served by two public elementary schools within the Teton County District: Driggs Elementary School (grades PK–3, 328 students) and Rendezvous Upper Elementary School (grades 4–5, 309 students), which together serve about 637 students. The two schools form a natural feeder pattern—students move from the lower-grade school to the upper-grade school—but they present very different circumstances and outcomes.
Rendezvous Upper Elementary is the stronger performer. It currently ranks 210 out of 346 schools statewide (39th percentile) with 2 stars, and its 4th-grade math proficiency of 52.9% exceeds the state average of 48.0%. Its 5th-grade science scores match the state, and its chronic absenteeism rate (14.7%) is close to the state average, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 37.2%. Driggs Elementary, by contrast, has historically ranked among the worst schools in the state—as low as 355th out of 357 in 2012–2013—and recent 3rd-grade scores are very low: just 20.5% proficient in math and 13.3% in ELA, far below district and state levels. Driggs also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate (17.4%) and a higher poverty rate (43.3% free/reduced lunch). Notably, Driggs spends more per student ($9,816 vs. $8,826) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.9 vs. 16.4), but those advantages do not translate into better academic outcomes.
Several patterns stand out. Driggs's 3rd-grade math proficiency of 20.5% jumps to 52.9% at Rendezvous's 4th grade, suggesting either substantial learning recovery between 3rd and 4th grade or major cohort differences. At Rendezvous, math proficiency drops sharply from 52.9% in 4th grade to 36.7% in 5th grade—falling below the state average of 42.2%—a trend worth investigating. ELA is a district-wide weakness, as neither school reaches state proficiency averages in reading and writing. For parents, Rendezvous is the higher-performing option academically, while Driggs faces significant challenges around early literacy, attendance, and economic disadvantage.
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