Pocatello Westside Residential Historic District · Photo: Eric Kjaemperud · CC BY-SA 3.0Pocatello’s public schools outscore 77% of Idaho districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Pocatello, 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.
From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Pocatello’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 121 Idaho towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pocatello’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 55% and 42% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,686 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Pocatello Community Charter, Grace Lutheran School (private), Pocatello Valley Montessori School (private) and Holy Spirit Catholic School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Pocatello’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Idaho school districts, #8 of 59 Idaho towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Idaho average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pocatello, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pocatello · depends on your address
Jefferson Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 359 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Syringa Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 321 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pocatello · depends on your address
Highland High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Pocatello High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,281 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Century High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,068 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pocatello · depends on your address
Highland High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,456 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Pocatello High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,281 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Century High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,068 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Pocatello’s public schools are run by Pocatello School District 25, which also serves Chubbuck. Parts of Pocatello (16% of its land) are served by American Falls Joint School District 381 instead. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Pocatello vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Pocatello’s borders.
Every school in Pocatello
23 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Pocatello Juvenile Detention and Kinport Middle School).
Questions about Pocatello’s schools
Are Pocatello’s schools good?
By Idaho’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pocatello children attend outscore 77% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #8 of 59 Idaho towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pocatello in?
Pocatello School District 25, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,448 students in 23 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Pocatello are served by American Falls Joint School District 381.
Where do Pocatello kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Highland High School, Pocatello High School and Century High School.
What is Pocatello’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Pocatello School District 25 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.
How much does Pocatello spend per student?
$10,686 in Pocatello School District 25 (FY2024), against $11,119 across Idaho. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Pocatello?
Yes: Grace Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–12, 550 students), Pocatello Valley Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 66 students) and Holy Spirit Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–5, 61 students). Pocatello also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Pocatello families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pocatello → They have their own page.
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.