Summary:
Zip code 83467, located in Salmon, Idaho, contains one elementary school: Salmon Pioneer Primary School. This school serves grades PK through 5, enrolls 286 students, and is part of the Salmon District. The school holds a 2-star rating on SchoolDigger, ranking 235th out of 346 Idaho elementary schools, placing it in the 32nd percentile statewide.
Salmon Pioneer outperforms its district in both math and English language arts on the latest ISAT, with 40% math proficiency versus the district's 30.8%, and 43.1% ELA proficiency versus 41.7%. However, it lags state averages, particularly in ELA where the state sits at 54%. The school's strongest area is 4th grade ELA at 57.1% proficiency, which exceeds the state all-grade average. A notable concern is a sharp decline in 5th grade math proficiency at just 21.3%, compared to 52.7% in 3rd grade and 46.4% in 4th grade. Chronic absenteeism is a clear positive, with only 8.5% of students chronically absent, well below the district's 10.3% and the state's 13.8%.
Despite 58.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school has shown meaningful improvement, jumping from a 1-star to a 2-star rating and raising all-grades math proficiency from 33% to 40% year over year. ELA dipped slightly to 43.1% from 45.1%. For parents, this is a school that is a relative bright spot within its district, with strong attendance and encouraging gains in lower grades. The biggest red flag is the 5th grade drop-off in both math and reading, which may warrant questions about the transition to upper elementary and what supports are in place to prevent learning loss by the time students leave the school.
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