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Lapwai School District 341

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lapwai.

Lapwai’s School Grade D better than 7% of Idaho school districts

Students
478
Schools
3
Spent per student
$21,727
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lapwai School District 341

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Idaho districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 95% more per student than the ID average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $586 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DLapwai 1,251

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lapwai. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lapwai Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Lapwai Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.9% · 272 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 54.8% · 272 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 81.1% · 45 in the class

96% 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
$21,727 per student · 95% above ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 6%State 45%Federal 50%

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

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

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 75%Hispanic 9%White 8%Two or more races 8%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools.

Lapwai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lapwai
D−
230 students16:1
Nez Perce Tribe Head Start
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Lapwai
2 students
Lapwai Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lapwai
D−
246 students11:1

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.