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Schools in Onaway

Onaway’s public schools

Potlatch School District 285 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Onaway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 34% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
448 students on the public path
In brief

Onaway’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Onaway’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Potlatch Elementary School places highest (better than 33%); Potlatch Jr./Sr. High School lowest (22%). 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 Onaway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Potlatch Elementary Schoolin PotlatchC
7–12Potlatch Jr./Sr. High Schoolin PotlatchC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Potlatch School District 285.

The district

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

Potlatch School District 285Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 448 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$14,877ID $11,119 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 54.8% · 244 students tested
Math31%
State average 41.9% · 244 students tested

Onaway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Onaway—Potlatch School District 285
Potlatch—Potlatch School District 285

Every school in Onaway

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).

Also serving Onawayin other towns
Potlatch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Potlatch
C
239 students14:1Rate it →
Potlatch Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Potlatch
C−
209 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Onaway’s schools

Are Onaway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Onaway. Potlatch School District 285 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Onaway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Onaway in?

Potlatch School District 285.

Where do Onaway kids go to high school?

Potlatch Jr./Sr. High School.

Parents talk

What Onaway 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.