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Schools in Lava Hot Springs

Lava Hot Springs’s public schools

Marsh Valley Joint School District 21 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lava Hot Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.6K
▼ 5% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
511 students on the public path
In brief

Lava Hot Springs’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lava Hot Springs’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Lava Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Marsh Valley High School lowest (45%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lava Hot Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lava Elementary SchoolMarsh Valley Joint School District 21A+
7–8Marsh Valley Middle Schoolin ArimoB+
9–12Marsh Valley High Schoolin ArimoB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marsh Valley Joint School District 21.

The district

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

Marsh Valley Joint School District 21Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,064 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$10,610ID $11,119 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 54.8% · 644 students tested
Math49%
State average 41.9% · 640 students tested

Lava Hot Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Lava Hot Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lava Hot Springs—Marsh Valley Joint School District 21

Every school in Lava Hot Springs

3 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 Lava Hot Springsby address
Lava Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
42 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Lava Hot Springsin other towns
Marsh Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Arimo
B+
166 students14:1Rate it →
Marsh Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Arimo
B−
303 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lava Hot Springs’s schools

Are Lava Hot Springs’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lava Hot Springs. Marsh Valley Joint School District 21 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lava Hot Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lava Hot Springs in?

Marsh Valley Joint School District 21.

Where do Lava Hot Springs kids go to high school?

Marsh Valley High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.