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Schools in Mountain Home AFB · Mountain Home School District 193

Mountain Home AFB’s public schools score below 72% of Idaho districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Mountain Home AFB’s districts is 29%, below the Idaho average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mountain Home AFB, 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.

#48of 59 Idaho townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
44%
▼ 11 pts vs ID 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 13 pts vs ID 42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 2 pts vs ID 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 5% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
ID 17.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,730 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Home AFB’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 132 Idaho towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mountain Home AFB’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 55% and 42% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,541 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mountain Home Junior High School, then Mountain Home Sr. 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 Mountain Home AFB’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 28% of Idaho school districts, #48 of 59 Idaho towns. Both inputs trail the Idaho average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Idaho school districts we grade (170)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Idaho towns with similar household incomes (132)Better than 18%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,908 test results and a graduating class of 304 could put Mountain Home AFB anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Mountain Home AFB’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,897 in math, 1,920 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Stephensen Elementary SchoolMountain Home School District 193B+
7–8Mountain Home Junior High Schoolin Mountain HomeC
9–12Mountain Home Sr. High Schoolin Mountain HomeC−

Mountain Home AFB’s public schools are run by Mountain Home School District 193, which also serves Mountain Home. 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.

Mountain Home School District 193Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,647 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$10,541ID $11,119 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 54.8% · 1920 students tested
Math29%
State average 41.9% · 1897 students tested

Mountain Home AFB vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Mountain Home AFB’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain Home AFBCMountain Home School District 193

Every school in Mountain Home AFB

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 Mountain Home AFBby address
Stephensen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mountain Home Afb
B+
312 students20:1Rate it →
Also serving Mountain Home AFBin other towns
Mountain Home Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mountain Home
C
500 students18:1Rate it →
Mountain Home Sr. High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mountain Home
C−
918 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain Home AFB’s schools

Are Mountain Home AFB’s schools good?

On Idaho’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mountain Home AFB children attend score below 72% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #48 of 59 Idaho towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mountain Home AFB in?

Mountain Home School District 193, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,647 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mountain Home AFB kids go to high school?

Mountain Home Sr. High School in Mountain Home, with 918 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Mountain Home AFB’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Mountain Home School District 193 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.

How much does Mountain Home AFB spend per student?

$10,541 in Mountain Home School District 193 (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.