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Schools in Melba

Melba’s public schools

Melba Joint School District 136 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melba. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.4K
▼ 7% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
ID 17.9
Schools in town
2
824 students on the public path
In brief

Melba’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Melba’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Melba Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Melba High School lowest (38%). 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 Melba, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Melba Elementary SchoolMelba Joint School District 136B+
7–12Melba High SchoolMelba Joint School District 136C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Melba Joint School District 136.

The district

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

Melba Joint School District 136Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 824 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 17.5 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$10,372ID $11,119 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 54.8% · 471 students tested
Math43%
State average 41.9% · 472 students tested

Melba vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melba—Melba Joint School District 136

Every school in Melba

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 Melbaby address
Melba Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melba 2c
B+
430 students20:1Rate it →
Melba High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
394 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Melba’s schools

Are Melba’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melba. Melba Joint School District 136 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melba. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Melba in?

Melba Joint School District 136.

Where do Melba kids go to high school?

Melba High School.

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What Melba families are saying about 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.