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North Gem Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

360 South Main Street, Bancroft, ID 83217 · (208) 648-7848 · Part of North Gem School District 149

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Directions
Students
82
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about North Gem Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 30.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bancroft kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Bancroft kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6North Gem ElementaryYou are here
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 54%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

360 South Main Street, Bancroft

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten11
Grade 111
Grade 26
Grade 312
Grade 411
Grade 514
Enrollment over time
63’20
55’21
69’22
69’23
82’24

Up 30.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Gem Elementary from Bancroft families.

Other schools in North Gem School District 149

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Bancroft’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.