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B+

Cascade School District 422

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cascade.

Cascade’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Idaho school districts

Students
215
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,024
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cascade School District 422

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 80% more per student than the ID average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $2,581 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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
B+Cascade 1,018

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cascade. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cascade Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Cascade Jr./Sr. High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 41.9% · 105 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 54.8% · 102 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
$20,024 per student · 80% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 50%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
225’20
221’21
206’22
206’23
215’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 5%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Cascade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cascade
B
103 students14:1
Cascade Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cascade
A
112 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.