Schools in Zip Code 83445

Zip code 83445 is home to 6 schools in the Fremont County Joint District, serving about 1,635 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades in rural Idaho. The district ranks 66th of 101 Idaho districts with a 2-star rating, below the statewide average. The mix includes three elementary schools (Henrys Fork Elementary, Teton Elementary School, and Parker-Egin Elementary School), one middle school (South Fremont Junior High), and two high schools (South Fremont High School and Five-County Detention Center). A specialized facility with 18 students, it lacks standard academic metrics and is excluded from comparisons.

Parker-Egin Elementary School is the highest-rated school in the area, ranking at the 70th percentile with 4 stars. It posts the strongest ELA scores (60% proficiency), the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.7%), and the healthiest student-teacher ratio (14.5) in the zip code. Teton Elementary School also performs well, with the highest math proficiency at 58.6% — more than 15 points above the state. By contrast, South Fremont High School ranks at just the 12th percentile with 1 star, math proficiency of 17.9% versus the state's 33.1%, and the highest chronic absenteeism in the zip code at 16.5%. Henrys Fork Elementary, the largest school with 569 students, dropped from the 35th to the 15th percentile in one year.

The clearest pattern is an elementary-versus-secondary divide: elementary schools average roughly 49% math proficiency while middle and high schools average about 26%. South Fremont Junior High ranks at the 18th percentile, though 8th-grade math is a bright spot at 42.6%. Poverty does not tell the whole story — Parker-Egin Elementary School has nearly 50% free/reduced lunch eligibility yet remains the top school, while Henrys Fork Elementary has higher poverty at 64.7% and lower scores. The high school's graduation rate holds at 82.5%, even as its state rank has collapsed from the 49th to the 12th percentile over three years, suggesting students may graduate without strong academic preparedness. The elementary options — especially Parker-Egin Elementary School and Teton Elementary School — are solid choices, but the secondary schools are a significant concern.