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Payette High School
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Payette High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1500 6th Avenue South, Payette, ID 83661 · (208) 642-3327 · Part of Payette Joint School District 371

Payette’s School Grade D better than 14% of Idaho school districts

Directions
Photo: John Stanton · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
319
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Payette High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

5–8McCain Middle School375 students
9–12Payette High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1500 6th Avenue South, Payette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 983
Grade 1077
Grade 1181
Grade 1278
Enrollment over time
382’20
400’21
394’22
364’23
319’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 40%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Payette High School from Payette families.

Other schools in Payette Joint School District 371

The district →
Payette Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Payette
C−
477 students19:1
McCain Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Payette
C
375 students16:1
Payette Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Payette
103 students12:1

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; Payette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.