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Emerson High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

335 5th Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83401 · (208) 524-7800 · Part of Idaho Falls School District 91

Idaho Falls’ School Grade C better than 34% of Idaho State school districts

Directions
Students
135
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Emerson High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 44 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

335 5th Street, Idaho Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 92
Grade 1015
Grade 1142
Grade 1276
Enrollment over time
157’20
133’21
154’22
148’23
135’24

Down 14% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emerson High School from Idaho Falls families.

Other schools in Idaho Falls School District 91

The district →
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
B+
577 students24:1
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
A
568 students24:1
Edgemont Gardens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
C+
560 students22:1
Ethel Boyes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
C
516 students21:1
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
A
483 students23:1
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Idaho Falls
C+
458 students20:1

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 State’s other public schools; Idaho Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.