Summary:
ZIP code 97846 has two schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade — Joseph Charter School (K–12, listed as an alternative school) and Imnaha Elementary School (K–8) — both in Joseph School District 6, with a combined reported enrollment of 270 students.
Joseph Charter School enrolls 264 of those 270 students and is the clear academic standout. Even with 89.02% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, it beats the state in English Language Arts (58.3% proficient vs. 43.8%) and math (39.7% vs. 32.9%). Early grades are especially strong: 3rd grade ELA is 78.6% versus the state's 41.5%, and 4th grade math is 70.6% versus 38.9%. Middle grades are the weak spot, with 6th grade ELA at 31.3% and 8th grade math at 20.0%, both below state. Science is the most consistent gap — 24.5% overall vs. 30.6% statewide, 20.8% vs. 27.7% in 8th grade, and 25.0% vs. 33.8% in 11th grade. Its graduation rate is 84.0%, just above the state's 83.0%, and chronic absenteeism is 18.0% — roughly half the state's 33.5%.
Imnaha Elementary School serves only 6 students, spends $44,080 per student (about 81% more than Joseph Charter's $24,344), and has a student–teacher ratio of 6 versus 11.5. Its 2025–2026 test scores are all suppressed by the state, so its current performance is unknown rather than weak; its 2011–2012 rank of 14th out of 730 is impressive but dated. Because Joseph Charter enrolls nearly all local students, district averages largely reflect it, and while the area summary lists no standalone middle or high school, Joseph Charter covers those grades and reports a graduation rate.
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