Summary:
In zip code 83628, there is just one elementary school, Homedale Elementary School, serving grades PK through 4 in the Homedale Joint District, a small, largely rural area in southwestern Idaho.
Homedale Elementary is a persistently low-performing school, carrying a 1-star rating in every reported year and currently ranking in the bottom 14% of Idaho elementary schools. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with 20.7% of students missing too much school, compared to 14.7% in the district and 13.8% statewide. Academically, the most striking pattern is the sharp drop in math from 3rd to 4th grade: only 29.1% of 4th graders are proficient in math, versus 42.4% of 3rd graders, and the 4th grade math score sits nearly 19 points below the state average. ELA tells a different story, with proficiency improving from 34.1% in 3rd grade to 40.8% in 4th grade, making 4th grade ELA the school’s closest subject to the state average. Test scores also fell from 2024-25 to 2025-26, with math down 5.6 points and ELA down 2.2 points.
One important nuance for parents: district-wide all-grades scores can be misleading. Although the school appears far behind the district in overall math and ELA, its grade-specific 3rd and 4th grade results exactly match district figures, meaning Homedale is essentially the district average in the grades it actually teaches. The school serves a majority low-income population, with 57.63% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and has a high student-teacher ratio of 19.9, which may limit individualized attention. Per-student spending is listed at $6,619, though that data is from 2018-19 and outdated. Overall, Homedale Elementary faces real challenges, especially around attendance and 4th grade math, but its 4th grade ELA performance shows some relative strength worth building on.
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