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Schools in Lapwai · Lapwai School District 341

Lapwai’s public schools score below 93% of Idaho districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Lapwai’s districts is 12%, below the Idaho average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lapwai, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Idaho, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 29 pts vs ID 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 30 pts vs ID 42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 2–11 pts vs ID 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 95% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
476 students on the public path
In brief

Lapwai’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 55% and 42% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho (the state reports Lapwai’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,727 per student in FY2024, against $11,119 across Idaho. 50% of its revenue that year was federal (Idaho 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lapwai Middle/High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lapwai’s grade

D− Test scoresC Graduation

D: better than 7% of Idaho school districts. Both inputs trail the Idaho average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Idaho school districts we grade (170)Better than 7%
Lower resultsHigher results
Idaho towns with similar household incomes (111)Better than 3%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 272 test results and a graduating class of 45 could put Lapwai anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Lapwai’s students in the tested grades sat them (272 in math, 272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lapwai, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lapwai Elementary SchoolLapwai School District 341D−
6–12Lapwai Middle/High SchoolLapwai School District 341D−

Lapwai’s public schools are run by Lapwai School District 341. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Lapwai School District 341Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 478 students · 13.2 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$21,727ID $11,119 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 54.8% · 272 students tested
Math12%
State average 41.9% · 272 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 50% of the Lapwai district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Idaho, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Lapwai vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LapwaiDLapwai School District 341

Every school in Lapwai

2 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 Lapwaiby address
Lapwai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
230 students16:1Rate it →
Lapwai Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12
D−
246 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Nez Perce Tribe Head Start).

Questions about Lapwai’s schools

Are Lapwai’s schools good?

On Idaho’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lapwai children attend score below 93% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lapwai in?

Lapwai School District 341, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 478 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Lapwai’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Lapwai School District 341 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.

How much does Lapwai spend per student?

$21,727 in Lapwai School District 341 (FY2024), against $11,119 across Idaho. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Idaho. Stars are from neighbors.