Summary:
Zip code 83801 contains exactly one elementary school, Athol Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the Lakeland District in Idaho. As the only elementary option in the area, Athol Elementary is the sole campus serving local families, so its performance directly shapes the educational experience for the entire community.
Athol Elementary enrolls 287 students and holds a 3-star state rating, ranking 172nd out of 346 Idaho elementary schools (50th percentile) in the 2025–2026 school year. This marks a drop from the previous year, when it ranked 113th (66th percentile). The school generally outperforms the state average in math—48.4% proficient versus 43.1% statewide—while matching the state in English Language Arts at 54.5% versus 54.0%. However, it trails its own district in both subjects: the district posts 49.4% in math and 60.7% in ELA. Science performance has been inconsistent, with a remarkable 63.5% proficiency in 2024–2025 (far above the state’s 42.6%), but falling to 42.9% on the 5th-grade science test in 2025–2026. The free/reduced lunch rate is a relatively low 27.18%, and the student-teacher ratio is 16.8:1, suggesting a moderate-income student body with reasonable class sizes.
The most concerning metric is chronic absenteeism: 17.9% of students are chronically absent, well above the district’s 12.4% and the state’s 13.8%. This likely contributes to the school’s year-to-year volatility and its gap versus the district in ELA and math. Despite this, Athol’s math strength relative to the state and its capacity for strong science scores show real promise. The Lakeland District itself earns a 4-star rating and ranks 21st out of 101 districts in Idaho, placing Athol within a high-performing system. Overall, Athol Elementary is a solid mid-level school with above-state-average math, near-state ELA performance, and room to improve—especially by tackling chronic absenteeism and stabilizing academic results across grades.
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