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Schools in Zip Code 83647

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At a glance

Schools

4,065

Students

Districts

Top rankedFern-Waters Public Charter School58^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fern-Waters Public Charter School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Richard McKenna Charter School - Onsite 15.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Richard McKenna Charter School - Onsite and 1 more

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11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 83647 is home to 12 schools serving roughly 3,975 students in kindergarten through 12th grade across the Mountain Home District, Idaho Virtual High School Inc., Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc., and the Prairie Elementary District. The Mountain Home District operates seven of the 12 schools, with the zip code overall containing six elementary schools, two middle schools, and four high schools. Note that several data points are missing or uneven: charter schools often lack free/reduced lunch data, some schools have no rank histories, and spending figures are from 2018-19.

Fern-Waters Public Charter School is the clear academic leader, ranking 58th of 346 Idaho elementary schools (83rd percentile) with 4 stars and posting 2025-26 ISAT proficiency rates of 65.6% in math and 72% in ELA — well above state averages of 43.1% and 54%. Mountain Home Senior High School has shown a dramatic upward trajectory, climbing from the 8th percentile in 2021-22 to the 45th percentile in 2023-24, with 55.9% ELA proficiency that exceeds both district and state averages. Richard McKenna Charter School - Onsite is a strong charter high school option, ranking 42nd of 122 (66th percentile) with 58.3% ELA proficiency and a low student–teacher ratio of 15.8. At the other end, North Elementary School ranks 327th of 337 Idaho elementary schools (3rd percentile) with just 18.3% of 4th graders proficient in math, while Bennett Mountain High School has 48.6% chronic absenteeism and only 16.7% ELA proficiency.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern across the zip code, with every reported school exceeding the state average of 13.8%; the Mountain Home District schools average roughly 27.8%. The two lowest-performing schools also have the highest absenteeism rates. Hacker Middle School posts the lowest chronic absenteeism among district schools (18.6%) and the strongest middle-level math and ELA performance, while 4th-grade math is a specific weakness in the district's elementary schools, with proficiency collapsing at North Elementary and dropping notably at West Elementary School. Fern-Waters' success in a high-poverty area, along with Mountain Home Senior High's turnaround, demonstrates that strong outcomes are possible here, but North Elementary, Bennett Mountain High, and Richard McKenna Charter School - Online — which has fallen from the 60th percentile in 2021-22 to the 7th percentile in 2025-26 — remain clear priorities for intervention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)								ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard McKenna Charter School - Online	Public, Charter	9-12	675 South Haskett Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 580-2449	216	6	35.3		183 (84.7%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	12.4	116^th of 124 public high schools	6.5%		13	107^th of 112 public high schools	4.5%	9							< 14%	< 14%			21.0								38.4		$6,631	$00	$6,631
Richard McKenna Charter School - Online Alternative	Public, Charter	9-12	1993 East 8th North Suite 105	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 580-2449	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.9	119^th of 124 public high schools	4.0%					(n/a)							< 9%	< 9%			22.7								29.0		$4,081	$00	$4,081
Richard McKenna Charter School - Montessori	Public, Charter	K-6	1305 East 8th North	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 250-2347	164	10	16.4		126 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	41.2	205^th of 350 public elementary schools	41.4%		49.3	167^th of 337 public elementary schools	50.4%	38	< 34%	45.8	< 53%	45.8				40.0	45.8				29.2	50.0	58.3	50.0				46.9	$7,044	$00	$7,044
Richard McKenna Charter School - Onsite	Public, Charter	7-12	675 South Haskett Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Idaho Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 580-2449	113	7	15.8		92 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	59.8	44^th of 124 public high schools	64.5%					(n/a)					47.8	< 31%		31.1		50.0	50.0	50.0					68.2	47.8	60.0	58.3	$13,283	$00	$13,283
Fern-Waters Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	904 Fernwater Lane	Salmon	83647	Elmore County	Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	141	9	16.4		141 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.5	58^th of 350 public elementary schools	83.4%		73.7	74^th of 337 public elementary schools	78.0%	16		50.0	62.5		62.5	50.0		65.6	62.5	42.9		53.3	68.8	68.8	68.8			64.3		72.0
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	775 North 10th East Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2575	386	20	19.3	63.7%	253 (65.5%)	5 (1.3%)	107 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	21.1	295^th of 350 public elementary schools	15.7%		22.1	275^th of 337 public elementary schools	18.4%	20	39.1	39.2						39.2					39.5	35.4						37.6	$7,474	$1,094	$6,380
Mountain Home Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 South 11th East Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 587-2570	918	51	17.9	50.0%	574 (62.5%)	15 (1.6%)	250 (27.2%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	54 (5.9%)								(n/a)							< 24%	< 24%			< 42%	< 42%							≥ 62%	≥ 62%	$7,876	$784	$7,092
Mountain Home Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 East 6th South Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2590	500	27	18.2	56.2%	314 (62.8%)	8 (1.6%)	137 (27.4%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (4.8%)								(n/a)					< 35%	< 37%		34.8		< 46%		< 46%					< 50%	< 45%		46.2	$8,022	$916	$7,106
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	290 E 12th North Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2585	357	18	19.8	58.8%	223 (62.5%)	7 (2.0%)	102 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.3%)								(n/a)	38.6	18.3						28.4					< 43%	< 39%						37.9	$7,789	$881	$6,908
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	415 West 2nd North	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2595	556	27	20.5	63.8%	330 (59.4%)	9 (1.6%)	183 (32.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	36	230^th of 350 public elementary schools	34.3%		31.7	236^th of 337 public elementary schools	30.0%	6	51.0	43.0						47.1					43.8	43.6						43.7	$7,484	$1,269	$6,215
Hacker Middle School	Public	5-6	550 East Jackson Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 587-2500	530	29	18.2	57.2%	329 (62.1%)	9 (1.7%)	139 (26.2%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.0%)								(n/a)			32.4	39.1				35.6	35.0						42.7	48.7				45.5	$6,164	$996	$5,167
Bennett Mountain High School	Public	6-12	560 East Jackson	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 587-3837	88	5	17.6	59.1%	63 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)							< 15%	< 15%			< 15%	< 15%							< 18%	< 17%	$7,682	$489	$7,193
Prairie Elementary/Junior High School	Public	K-8	73 Smith Creek Road	Prairie	83647	Elmore County	Prairie Elementary District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 868-3229	6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$67,427	$00	$67,427
Desert View Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	3-7	2425 American Legion Blvd	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 580-0512																			(n/a)
Grace Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	685 S 3rd W B St	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 580-0205	46	4	1.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sequel Three Springs School	Private, Nonsectarian, Boys	5-12	2850 Industrial Way	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 587-2679																			(n/a)
Sequel Tsi Idaho	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	5-12	2850 Industrial Way	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 587-2679																			(n/a)
Children S House Montessori	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	1134 American Legion Blvd	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 587-8161	44	4	.4		2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 83647

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mountain Home	1.84 mi	12	79^th
Mountain Home Afb	10.42 mi	1
Bruneau	20.35 mi	2	40^th
Grand View	22.98 mi	1
Prairie	24.12 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.