Best Public Schools in Zip Code 83849

Summary:

The 83849 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Silver Hills Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Wallace District. This school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 193 out of 292 Idaho elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 94 out of 337 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Hills Elementary School consistently outperforms the state averages in ISAT/Math, ISAT/Science, and ISAT/English Language Arts proficiency across all grades. The school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade math proficiency rates are particularly strong, exceeding both the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate is notably high at 68.2%, compared to the state average of 50.7%. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0% is higher than the state average, it serves a population with a relatively high level of economic need, with 39.73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Overall, Silver Hills Elementary School appears to be a high-performing and improving school that is providing a quality education to its students, even in the face of some socioeconomic challenges. The school's strong academic results, particularly in math and English Language Arts, suggest effective resource allocation and support for students, making it a standout school within the Wallace District and the state of Idaho.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				ISAT Math (2025)					ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1246 East Mullan Avenue	Osburn	83849	Shoshone County	Wallace District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 556-1556	294	21	14.0	50.7%	286 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.4	94^th of 337 public elementary schools	72.1%					(n/a)	63.9	72.7	54.1	38.6	57.1	51.4	51.4	58.3	68.2	54.1	63.6	61.5	$12,410	$1,455	$10,955

Cities Near Zip Code 83849

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Osburn	0.91 mi	1	16^th
Wallace	4.03 mi	1	41^st
Kellogg	6.68 mi	3	99^th
Mullan	9.74 mi	1
Pinehurst	11.36 mi	1	75^th

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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.

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