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Schools in Fernwood

Fernwood’s public schools

St. Maries Joint School District 41 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fernwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 22% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
543 students on the public path
In brief

Fernwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fernwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. St. Maries High School places highest (better than 67%); Upriver Elementary School lowest (9%). 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 Fernwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Upriver Elementary SchoolSt. Maries Joint School District 41D
7–8St. Maries Middle Schoolin St MariesB
9–12St. Maries High Schoolin St MariesB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Maries Joint School District 41.

The district

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

St. Maries Joint School District 41Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 882 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$13,517ID $11,119 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 54.8% · 481 students tested
Math32%
State average 41.9% · 479 students tested

Fernwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fernwood—St. Maries Joint School District 41

Every school in Fernwood

3 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).

District schools in Fernwoodby address
Upriver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
72 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Fernwoodin other towns
St. Maries Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Maries
B
189 students17:1Rate it →
St. Maries High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Maries
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Fernwood’s schools

Are Fernwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fernwood. St. Maries Joint School District 41 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fernwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fernwood in?

St. Maries Joint School District 41.

Where do Fernwood kids go to high school?

St. Maries High 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.