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Garden Valley School District 71

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Crouch.

Crouch’s Schools page →

Students
221
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,766
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Garden Valley School District 71

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 51% more per student than the ID average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 31.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $18,507 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
Crouch 181

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crouch. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 41.9% · 162 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 54.8% · 162 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.1% · 17 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
$16,766 per student · 51% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 58%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
324’20
294’21
276’22
256’23
221’24

Down 31.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%

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.

Garden Valley School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Garden Valley
B−
220 students13:1
Lowman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lowman
1 students1:1

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.