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C

Valley School District 262

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hazelton and Eden.

Hazelton’s Schools page →

Students
499
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,898
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
The gist

What stands out about Valley School District 262

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the ID average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2021–22
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hazelton 827Eden 406

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hazelton. Grade by grade →

PK–12Valley SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 41.9% · 298 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 54.8% · 292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 81.1% · 46 in the class

100% 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
$13,898 per student · 25% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 27%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 77%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
551’21
531’22
501’23
499’24

Down 9.4% since 2021–22.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 50%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Valley School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hazelton
C+
493 students13:1
Cornerstone High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hazelton
6 students5:1

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.