Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Lava Hot Springs

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A+

Lava Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

249 West Fife, Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246 · (208) 776-5281 · Part of Marsh Valley Joint School District 21

Lava Hot Springs’ Schools page →

Directions
Students
42
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Lava Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 40% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lava Hot Springs kids: Marsh Valley Middle School

On the path

Where Lava Hot Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Lava Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Marsh Valley Middle Schoolin Arimo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

249 West Fife, Lava Hot Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 17
Grade 25
Grade 38
Grade 44
Grade 59
Grade 69
Enrollment over time
70’20
77’21
65’22
58’23
42’24

Down 40% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lava Elementary School from Lava Hot Springs families.

Other schools in Marsh Valley Joint School District 21

The district →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McCammon
B+
268 students17:1
Inkom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Inkom
A
210 students16:1
Downey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downey
B
75 students12:1
Marsh Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Arimo
B+
166 students14:1
Marsh Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Arimo
B−
303 students16:1

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’s other public schools; Lava Hot Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.