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Schools in Basalt

Basalt’s public schools

Firth School District 59 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Basalt. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.6K
▼ 14% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
808 students on the public path
In brief

Basalt’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Basalt’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Firth High School places highest (better than 77%); Firth Middle School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Basalt, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4A W Johnson Elementary Schoolin FirthB−
5–8Firth Middle Schoolin FirthB−
9–12Firth High Schoolin FirthA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Firth School District 59.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Firth School District 59Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 808 students · 16.6 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$9,553ID $11,119 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 54.8% · 475 students tested
Math43%
State average 41.9% · 478 students tested

Basalt vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Basalt’s borders.

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Basalt—Firth School District 59

Every school in Basalt

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Basaltin other towns
A W Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Firth
B−
256 students16:1Rate it →
Firth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Firth
B−
247 students15:1Rate it →
Firth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Firth
A−
305 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Basalt’s schools

Are Basalt’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Basalt. Firth School District 59 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Basalt. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Basalt in?

Firth School District 59.

Where do Basalt kids go to high school?

Firth High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.