Summary:
Zip code 83617 contains only one middle school: Emmett Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 539 students in the Emmett Independent District. As the only middle school in the area, it is the primary option for local families, making comparisons to district and state averages the most useful way to evaluate its performance.
Emmett Middle School faces significant academic challenges. In 2025-2026, only 31.7% of students were proficient in math and 42.3% in English Language Arts, well below the state averages of 43.1% and 54.0%. These scores represent a decline from the prior year, when proficiency was 35.8% in math and 46.7% in ELA. The school also trails its own district in both subjects. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 14.9%, higher than the district rate of 11.8% and the state rate of 13.8%. Over half of the students (50.83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate-to-high level of economic need that can create additional challenges for instruction and engagement.
The school's state ranking has declined dramatically over time. In 2016-2017, it ranked in the 56th percentile with a 3-star rating. By 2022-2023, it fell to the 14th percentile with 1 star, then improved slightly to the 26th percentile in 2023-2024 while still receiving only 1 star. The changing number of ranked schools makes direct historical comparisons imperfect, but the overall trend is downward. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.9 and per-student spending of $7,019 (from 2018-2019), resources are modest. For parents, the picture is mixed: enrollment is stable, but improving attendance and academic performance are clear priorities.
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