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Cambridge Joint School District 432

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cambridge.

Cambridge’s Schools page →

Students
156
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,075
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
The gist

What stands out about Cambridge Joint School District 432

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Idaho districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 81% more per student than the ID average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cambridge 357

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cambridge. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cambridge Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Cambridge Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 41.9% · 84 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 54.8% · 84 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.1% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$20,075 per student · 81% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 70%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
176’20
176’21
152’22
146’23
156’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cambridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A−
75 students9:1
Cambridge Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cambridge
C
81 students10:1

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.