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Upriver Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

75 Fern Street, Fernwood, ID 83830 · (208) 245-3650 · Part of St. Maries Joint School District 41

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Directions
Students
72
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Upriver Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fernwood kids: St. Maries Middle School

On the path

Where Fernwood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Upriver Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8St. Maries Middle Schoolin St Maries

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 54%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

75 Fern Street, Fernwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten8
Grade 111
Grade 213
Grade 313
Grade 48
Grade 517
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
66’20
70’21
90’22
87’23
72’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upriver Elementary School from Fernwood families.

Other schools in St. Maries Joint School District 41

The district →
Heyburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Maries
D
339 students15:1
St. Maries Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Maries
B
189 students17:1
St. Maries High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Maries
B+
282 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Fernwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.