Summary:
Zip code 83855 in Idaho is served by two schools in the Potlatch District — Potlatch Elementary School (grades PK-6, 239 students) and Potlatch Junior/Senior High School (grades 7-12, 209 students) — with no standalone middle or alternative schools in the area. The district ranks 61st out of 101 Idaho districts (40th percentile) with a 2-star rating, and both schools serve a small, tight-knit community; 42.68% of elementary students and 33.49% of high school students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
Potlatch Junior/Senior High School is the academic standout, holding a 3-star rating and ranking 43rd out of 122 Idaho high schools (65th percentile) — a dramatic improvement from its 104th-place finish two years ago. Its End-of-Course exams exceed state averages in math (39.1% vs. 33.1%), science (47.8% vs. 41.2%), and ELA (65.2% vs. 61.3%). Potlatch Elementary School excels at attendance with a remarkably low 4.2% chronic absenteeism rate — less than a third of the state's 13.8% — though its 2-star rating (38th percentile) trails the high school. The high school's 16.9% chronic absenteeism rate, by contrast, is above both the district's 10.4% and the state's 13.8%.
Both schools struggle in English language arts: elementary proficiency is 42.9% and high school is 48.5%, both below the state's 54.0%. Elementary math presents a mixed picture — overall math proficiency exceeds the state (48.6% vs. 43.1%), yet 4th-grade math dips to just 22.0% against the state's 48.0%, while 6th-grade math soars to 71.4%. The high school's all-grade scores are dragged down by 7th- and 8th-grade performance, but upper-level students shine on end-of-course exams. The graduation rate of 82.5% matches the state average exactly. With such small enrollments, year-to-year swings are inevitable, so parents should weigh multi-year trends rather than a single snapshot.
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