Summary:
Zip code 83639 is served by three schools in the Marsing Joint District — Marsing Elementary School (PK-5), Marsing Middle School (6-8), and Marsing High School (9-12) — forming a complete PK-12 pipeline of roughly 816 students in a small, rural district ranked 60th out of 101 Idaho districts.
The clear standout is Marsing Middle School, the only school in the area meeting or exceeding state proficiency in both math and ELA. It holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 54th percentile among Idaho middle schools, with particularly strong 6th grade math (55.9% vs. 42.5% statewide) and 8th grade ELA (63.6% vs. 54.5%). Marsing High School also shines in ELA (66.1% proficient, well above the state’s 61.3%), but its math (30.4%) and science (32.7%) lag behind state averages, creating a dramatic literacy-versus-STEM gap. The high school’s ranking has also dropped sharply from a 5-star, 91st-percentile rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star, 43rd-percentile rating now. Marsing Elementary is the weakest school, with a 1-star rating and proficiency below state averages in nearly every subject; it also faces the highest poverty rate (70.6% free/reduced lunch), the largest class sizes (21.4 student-teacher ratio), and the lowest per-student spending ($7,814).
Looking deeper, the elementary school saw troubling year-over-year declines in both math (43.7% to 38.4%) and ELA (50.3% to 41.8%), while the middle school’s ELA improved strongly (49.1% to 57.8%). Grade-level weak spots include 3rd grade math (36.2% vs. 50.9% statewide) and 4th grade ELA (33.9% vs. 50.2%). On a positive note, chronic absenteeism is low across the district, especially at the high school (4.3% vs. 13.8% statewide). For parents, this district offers a strong middle school experience and a high school with excellent literacy instruction, but the elementary school may need additional support, and the high school’s math and science results warrant attention.
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