Schools in Zip Code 83634

Zip code 83634 in Kuna, Idaho, is home to 11 schools serving roughly 5,200 students from elementary through high school, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools across two districts. Ten of the 11 schools belong to the Kuna Joint District, which ranks 55th out of 101 Idaho districts, while Falcon Ridge Public Charter is the lone exception, operating under the Falcon Ridge Public Charter School Inc. district, which ranks 9th in the state.

Falcon Ridge Public Charter is the clear academic leader, ranking in the 83rd percentile of Idaho elementary schools with the highest math (60.5%), ELA (67.9%), and science (51.6%) proficiency rates in the area, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism at just 4.4%. By contrast, Kuna High School posts solid ELA scores (59.8%) but struggles in math (29.0%), while Indian Creek Elementary delivers remarkable 3rd grade math proficiency (76.6%) despite having the highest poverty rate in the zip code. At the other end of the spectrum, Initial Point High School raises serious concerns with 40.7% chronic absenteeism and only 34.5% ELA proficiency, though it appears to serve a challenging alternative-student population.

Chronic absenteeism is one of the strongest indicators of performance: schools like Synergy Middle School (5.5%) and Kuna Middle School (6.6%) have low absenteeism and solid proficiency, while Reed Elementary (16.3%) and Ross Elementary (16.8%) lag behind. Math is a district-wide weakness, with most Kuna Joint District schools at or below the state average of 43.1% proficiency. The contrast between Hubbard Elementary and Indian Creek is especially telling: Hubbard spends the most per student ($9,324) with the smallest class sizes yet posts weaker scores, while Indian Creek spends the least ($6,686) and achieves some of the best results. Families in 83634 have access to one exceptional charter school, a few solid district options, and several schools with significant room for improvement.