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Schools in Mud Lake

Mud Lake’s public schools

West Jefferson School District 253 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mud Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▲ 5% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
622 students on the public path
In brief

Mud Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mud Lake’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. West Jefferson High School places highest (better than 59%); Hamer Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mud Lake, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: West Jefferson 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mud Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
7–8West Jefferson Middle Schoolin TerretonB−
9–12West Jefferson High Schoolin TerretonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Jefferson School District 253.

The district

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

West Jefferson School District 253Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 622 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$11,657ID $11,119 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 54.8% · 321 students tested
Math32%
State average 41.9% · 320 students tested

Mud Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mud Lake—West Jefferson School District 253

Every school in Mud Lake

4 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).

Also serving Mud Lakein other towns
Terreton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Terreton
C−
296 students22:1Rate it →
Hamer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hamer
D
39 students13:1Rate it →
West Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Terreton
B−
83 students14:1Rate it →
West Jefferson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Terreton
B
204 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Mud Lake’s schools

Are Mud Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mud Lake. West Jefferson School District 253 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mud Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mud Lake in?

West Jefferson School District 253.

Where do Mud Lake kids go to high school?

West Jefferson 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.