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B+

North Gem School District 149

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bancroft.

Bancroft’s Schools page →

Students
150
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,398
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
The gist

What stands out about North Gem School District 149

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Idaho districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 101% more per student than the ID average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 170 Idaho school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Bancroft 317

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bancroft. Grade by grade →

PK–6North Gem ElementaryThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 41.9% · 57 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 54.8% · 57 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.1% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,398 per student · 101% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 72%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
151’20
131’21
138’22
133’23
150’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools.

North Gem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bancroft
A
82 students13:1
North Gem Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bancroft
A−
26 students8:1
North Gem High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bancroft
B
42 students8:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Idaho.