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Schools in Elk River

Elk River’s public schools

Whitepine Joint School District 288 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 80% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
205 students on the public path
In brief

Elk River’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Elk River’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Deary School places highest (better than 77%); Bovill Elementary School lowest (37%). 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 Elk River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Bovill Elementary Schoolin BovillC+
4–12Deary Schoolin DearyA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Whitepine Joint School District 288.

The district

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

Whitepine Joint School District 288Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 205 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$20,045ID $11,119 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 54.8% · 112 students tested
Math57%
State average 41.9% · 113 students tested

Elk River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Elk River—Whitepine Joint School District 288

Every school in Elk River

2 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 Elk Riverin other towns
Bovill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bovill
C+
60 students11:1Rate it →
Deary School
Grades 4–12 · Deary
A−
145 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Elk River’s schools

Are Elk River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elk River. Whitepine Joint School District 288 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elk River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elk River in?

Whitepine Joint School District 288.

Where do Elk River kids go to high school?

Deary School.

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What Elk River families are saying about 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.