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B+

Melba Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

521 Carrie Rex Avenue, Melba 2c, ID 83641 · (208) 495-2508 · Part of Melba Joint School District 136

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Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Melba Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Melba kids: Melba High School

On the path

Where Melba kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Melba Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Melba High School394 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

521 Carrie Rex Avenue, Melba 2c

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten44
Grade 147
Grade 266
Grade 357
Grade 462
Grade 564
Grade 678
Enrollment over time
432’20
415’21
406’22
407’23
430’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Melba Elementary School from Melba families.

Other schools in Melba Joint School District 136

The district →
Melba High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Melba
C+
394 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; Melba’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.